Fleuronné
As Fleuronné (also fleuronnée , French for "floral") is an ornament of Illumination denotes that the initials adorns a manuscript. It was first used in French manuscripts in the 12th century and was typical of Gothic book illumination . The fleuronné is usually a different color than the initial and consists of stylized plant shapes such as leaves, tendrils, buds or thorns. The use of red and blue is typical for simple fleuronné. The initials are often based on fleuronné bars that run along the column .
literature
- Christine Jakobi-Mirwald: Illumination. Your Terminology in Art History . 3rd revised and expanded edition with the assistance of Martin Roland. Reimer, Berlin 2008. ISBN 978-3-496-01375-4 .
- Wolfgang Augustyn, Christine Jakobi-Mirwald, Christine Sauer, Martin Roland: Fleuronné , in: Reallexikon zur Deutschen Kunstgeschichte IX (1996), Sp. 1113–1196
Individual evidence
- ↑ Translation of the Bible by John Wyclif ; Glasgow, University Library, Ms. Hunter 191.