medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: John Dillon <[log in to unmask]>
> If you have not already done so, you might have a look at Nathaniel Lloyd,
"Medieval Wainscoting and the Development of the Linen Panel", _Burlington
Magazine_, vol. 53, no. 308 (1928), 230-37. Lloyd traces the development of
linen-fold paneling from earlier forms, which latter, in domestic applications
at least, were intended from the start to be painted (L. gives two
thirteenth-century instances of instructions to this effect).
a nice catch, John.
this will be available to subscribers to JSTOR.
>It's a little hard to see why the same aesthetic choice would not also have
prevailed in churches.
i think that two seperate traditions might be converging here, in the late
M.A.:
1)the ancient letch for having Faux drapery in wall painting and mosiac
decoration in churches, esp. along the lower level of walls in choirs, apses,
etc.
b)the necessity of "feathering" or tapering the edges of panels which were, in
traditional "joinery", placed within a frame for purposes of making doors,
wainscotting, etc.
off hand, i can't remember ever seeing an example of painted linen-fold
decoration --though it must surely have been done.
a fairly decent page demonstrating how linen-fold decoration was applied to
raised panels using traditional techniques (little changed since the m.a.) is
here:
http://www.norsewoodsmith.com/ww/door/linen1.htm
c
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