# Filigree

Schema: 1.0.0 · Content revision: f5fd78058ba2
Resource base: https://mejohnc.org (or the preview host used to obtain this file).

A reference to delicate ornamental metalwork made from fine threads. In screen graphics, the useful feature is a coherent network of fine lines around a clear central subject.

## Visual family
Ornament & tradition. Editorial family: shared visual vocabulary, not a claim of common origin.

## Visual cues
- Fine interlaced lines
- Delicate border
- Ornamental rhythm

## Build it
1. Use vector artwork for clean scaling.
2. Keep detail away from small text.
3. Reduce border complexity on narrow screens.

## Example
A craft catalog with detailed object photographs and a fine ornamental heading frame.

## Typography
Pair ornate borders with a restrained serif. Do not add a second layer of flourishes to every letter.

## Practical consequences
- Starting projects: Store, Publication. These are suggestions, not restrictions.
- Reading/layout: spacious; quiet visual emphasis.
- Asset work: Intricate vector ornament needs attention at multiple display sizes.
- Complexity: high. Custom artwork or lettering is central to the full expression.

## Limits
Calling any flourish filigree or using hairline decoration as an essential control boundary.

## Reading the collected reference board
Notice the fine ornamental lines framing the titles. These are graphic interpretations of ornamental craft; use the line rhythm without treating every flourish as literal metalwork.

## Context
Contemporary screen interpretation. The recipe is a modern web adaptation.
No single inventor or exact founding date is asserted for this interpretation.

## Implementation files
- [page](/territories/filigree/)
- [guide](/territories/filigree/guide.md)
- [brief](/territories/filigree/brief.md)
- [tokens](/territories/filigree/tokens.json)
- [checks](/territories/filigree/checklist.md)
- [example](/territories/filigree/example/)
- [versionedGuide](/territories/v1/filigree/guide.md)
- [versionedTokens](/territories/v1/filigree/tokens.json)