[DCRM-L] Fore-edge decoration description

[Alex Kyrios]

I had to do a bit of research here, but the modern Italian flag only seems to date back to 1797. Portugal’s green and red flag is an even later creation (1911). We can’t definitively date the colors based on a Flickr photo, but they look older than that to me. The Welsh flag dates to Henry VII, which would be contemporaneous with the book’s publication, but that seems a bit of a stretch. Of course, we may be looking too closely at this; maybe they just looked pretty or were the colors at hand!

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From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Randal S. BRANDT
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:03 PM
To: Jane Stemp Wickenden
Cc: DCRM Users' Group
Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] Fore-edge decoration description

Unfortunately, there are no provenance indications in the book itself. Italian ownership could be an explanation for the colors!

On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 4:23 PM, Jane Stemp Wickenden <jane.wickenden at zen.co.uk<mailto:jane.wickenden at zen.co.uk>> wrote:
My immediate thought was "spattered" but as far as I know that is not a technical term! sorry ... one finger and a wet toothbrush comes to mind...

Was the book ever in Italian ownership, just as a matter of interest? (given the colours).

Jane

On 16/10/2015 00:15, Randal S. BRANDT wrote:
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:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/7321780@N05/21582825453/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/7321780@N05/22016053948/

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?

FYI, the book in question is Gart der Gesundheit (Augsburg : Johann Schönsperger, 1486).

Thanks!
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