originated, for many centuries.In China and Japan it was used for importantpictures. In India and Persia, as well as inEurope, it was employed for illuminated missalsand miniatures. The miniatures by Holbeinand Nicholas Hilliard, and, best of all, those bySamuel Cooper, are the finest examples oi… … {In the collection oj That), BY PAUL SANDBV. R A.
Art · Decoration and ornament
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