Parts Level:  Other Decoration

Definition:  Any significant decoration, other than the figurative decoration.

Comment:  Give the number (only if rather limited--i.e. don't count all 182 painted initials in a bible), nature, size, and technique if any other than standard tempera; mention presence of gold since it gives a notion of the expense level of the manuscript; include notice of decoration now missing.

Example:

• 4 gold initials, 5-line, with white vine stem grounds and full borders
• Flourished initials
• Space reserved for 7-line opening initial; 2-line plain red initials
• From quire 5 forward, decoration left incomplete
• Decoration may have been added in early modern times

Properties:  Data type: Memo (changed 2009-05-04 for vers. 9.0.2; previously: Data type: text. Field size: 255 characters).

Required?:  No.