[DCRM-L] Fore-edge decoration description

[Noble, Richard]

I think pochoir would have rather well defined edges. There's no sign of
stencils being used here.

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On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Schneider, Nina <
nschneider at humnet.ucla.edu> wrote:

> Pochoir is what comes to mind...
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> *From:* dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *JOHN LANCASTER
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 15, 2015 5:57 PM
> *To:* Randal S. Brandt; DCRM Revision List
> *Subject:* Re: [DCRM-L] Fore-edge decoration description
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> I don’t know what the correct term would be, but it looks as if the
> decorator took a brush fairly well loaded with the paint and tapped it
> against the edges, with a downward (or upward - but moving perpendicularly
> to the edges) motion, three or four times for each “stripe”, maybe dragging
> it a bit to spread the color - the tapping would result in a little spatter
> - it’s neither sprinkled nor stained, and only partially spattered.
> Perhaps an artist would have a more precise or descriptive term for the
> technique.
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> John Lancaster
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> On Oct 15, 2015, at 7:15 PM, Randal S. BRANDT <
> rbrandt at library.berkeley.edu> wrote:
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> I'm trying to describe an edge decoration situation I've never seen
> before. Since a picture is more effective than words, please see some
> images I posted Flickr:
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> https://www.flickr.com/photos/7321780@N05/21582825453/
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> https://www.flickr.com/photos/7321780@N05/22016053948/
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> Right now, I've got "edges sprinkled [?] in alternating red and green
> stripes". Can anyone come up with something better? Is there a technical
> term for this type of decoration?
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> FYI, the book in question is Gart der Gesundheit (Augsburg : Johann
> Schönsperger, 1486).
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> Thanks!
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> Randal S. Brandt
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