Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Stencil and frets: to decorate a Gothic church...


Isn’t this stencil finishing great? I took this photo in Rome at the Milanese parish that was restored for the Holy Year 2000. Any Gothic pattern or design can be produced in the same manner. A professional stenciller simply needs to copy a Gothic pattern and then reproduce it on a wall.

Gothic frets can be done in this manner, too. Frets are simply ornamental latticework of straight lines or bars, arranged in symmetrical patterns. Fretwork, as ornamental work in relief, so speaks of the beauty of God. Can we interlace the walls of this Gothic parish in Russia, too?

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