cloisonné bindings
Enamelled bindings produced during the 11th
century, mainly by Greek and Italian craftsmen.
Cloisonné is a technique of surface
decoration in porcelain enamel on metal, in which
each color area is surrounded by a thin line of
metal, flush with the surface of the enamel. Thin
fillets of flattened wire are set on edge and
soldered to the metallic base in the desired
pattern. The cloisons, or cells, are then filled
with a colored vitreous composition, fired, ground
smooth, and polished. Cloisonné can be
distinguished fromCHAMPLEVÉ
BINDINGS by the uniform thinness of the
metallic lines. (124 , 280 , 347 )
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