The Manuscript Codex * Textual Indicators, Decorative Forms and Decorative Techniques
STENCILED

A decorative technique in which designs are applied to the surface of a support with a stencil. The stencil is created by cutting out a pattern in a stiff material which is then laid over the support to be decorated. When media is applied to the support through those areas cut out of the stencil, the design of the stencil is thereby transferred to the support.
 
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UBL Or. 12.400

 

 

AUTHORS: PAUL HEPWORTH AND KARIN SCHEPER