The Art of the Intimate Scale Chapter 1: What is Miniature Painting? Definitions, Scale, the RMS Canon & Why the Word Has Nothing to Do With Small Chapter 1 of 12 The word "miniature" has deceived the world for five centuries. It does not mean small. Understanding this single etymological fact is the foundation of everything that follows — and the single most powerful opening line you own as RMS President. The Etymology: Minium, Not Minor The term derives from the Latin miniare — to paint or illuminate with minium , the bright red lead pigment (lead tetroxide, Pb₃O₄) used by medieval scribes to draw the decorative initial letters and ornamental borders of manuscripts. The artisan who did this work was a miniator . The resulting decorated letter was a miniatura . The confusion with "small" arose from a happy accident: portrait miniatures were indeed tiny objects. By the time the word entered English usage in the 16th century, the two concepts had become fused ...
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