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Paperolle shrine dedicated to St. Charles Borromeo *, adorned with small pearls, XIXth century.
This reliquary is in good condition. A report: wear and missing paint on the frame, see photos.
Craft technique that involves winding narrow strips of paper to create shapes and various ornamental patterns. The paperolle is a very old technique that was used in the Middle Ages in poor churches, to imitate the decoration filigree gold or silver. Achievements were often called reliquary shrines paperole. Paperolle is a term derived from paper. It includes not only the technical but also the realization of paper. The name rolled paper is sometimes used synonymously.
* Charles Borromeo, Italian Carlo Borromeo (Arona, October 2, 1538 - Milan, November 1, 1584) was an Italian prelate of the sixteenth century, a dignitary of the Church, the architect of the Reformation, who was canonized in 1610 by Pope Paul V.
