Project design and "patterns" in medieval wall paintings In various documents starting from the beginning of the 14th century, particularly those about the activities of the painters in the battens where the frescos were made, we come across the word "patronus" which means pattern or paper's pattern. Thus the patrons must be identified in the paper's patterns - probably paper which was made translucent - used in the Middle Age to tranfer the designs from the paper to the wall (or to the table or to any other supporter) in due propositions. The use of paper's patterns solved one of the most serious problems in the group's activities in a batten or in a workshop: achieving a unity of proportions.
Projet dessiné et “patrons” dans le chantier de la peinture murale au Moyen Age
ZANARDI, BRUNO
1999
Abstract
Project design and "patterns" in medieval wall paintings In various documents starting from the beginning of the 14th century, particularly those about the activities of the painters in the battens where the frescos were made, we come across the word "patronus" which means pattern or paper's pattern. Thus the patrons must be identified in the paper's patterns - probably paper which was made translucent - used in the Middle Age to tranfer the designs from the paper to the wall (or to the table or to any other supporter) in due propositions. The use of paper's patterns solved one of the most serious problems in the group's activities in a batten or in a workshop: achieving a unity of proportions.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
