In 2019 the intricate embellishments of illuminated manuscripts inspired that years portraits. The initials of Marc de Ansar’s name (MdA) were prepared as histrioriated initials.
Time went by and the initials were never colored in. Discovered buried deep in the folio, the page was brought to light and is now a fanciful ornamentation of interlaced ribbons, foliage, and colorful abstract forms.
Ornamented, Inhabited, Figurative, Historiated are all variations on the Decorated letter. These were usually placed as an enlarged letter at the beginning of a paragraph or text.
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