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Miniate (Verb)

Paint with red lead or vermilion.

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

The artist's delicate technique could miniate a small figurine for a museum exhibit.
Some old manuscripts had lettering or pictures that were carefully miniate by hand.
Old craftsmen still miniate intricate patterns with red lead for a beautiful historical finish.
Church artists took great care to miniate the letters in illustrated texts, copying from illuminated manuscripts.
Renaissance craftsmen would miniate their finest oil paintings on specially prepared red panels.

Decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red; "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated".

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

The medieval manuscript was rubricated by expert artists with vibrant red ink to create an ornate design.
Illuminated letters and rubricated text gave the ancient book an opulent appearance that amazed the curator.
Her task as an apprentice was to rubricate the section headings in precise, flowing script using deep crimson dye.
A rubricated title page announced the start of the sacred text with bold strokes of ruby-colored paint and delicate gold filigree.
Medieval monks were skilled in the art of rubricating texts with bright red ink that seemed almost otherworldly in color.