il palio unrolled
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This is a horizontal hand scroll which is meant to be held in hands and read as a book instead of hung on a wall. it unrolls a painted story of the medieval event called il Palio, a three day horserace that is lasts about 90 seconds. come see.TRANSCRIPT
il PALIO unrolled by Debbi Saccomanno Chan
il PALIO unrolledThis is a horizontal handscroll meant to be held in hands and read like a book instead of humg on a wall for viewing. this handscroll unrolls the medieval event of il Palio, a three day race that is run bareback in about 90 seconds and is the backbone for the people of Siena, Italy. Painted on rice paper in a traditional Chinese style, the original unrolls to about 100 FT.
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