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Reliquaire paperolle * dedicated to a Saint, perhaps Rodulpho (?) Presbytero and Martyr, surrounded by flowers and foliage, frame e, wood, period 18th century.
This reliquary is in its juice. The central inscription is difficult to read.
Reported: accident on the side of the frame (unfolding), some accidents and wear on paperolles, look at the pictures.
Artisanal technique which consists of winding narrow strips of paper to create various shapes and ornamental patterns. Paperolle is a very old technique used in the Middle Ages, in poor churches, to imitate filigree or gold or silver decorations. Achievements were often reliquaries called reliquary to paperolles. Paperolle is a term derived from paper. It refers not only to technique but also to paper making. The name rolled papers is sometimes used as a synonym
