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drollery

small grotesque or humorous figure, especially those found in medieval manuscripts and carved in medieval churches
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drollery

Summary

drollery has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • drollery's genre is grotesque[2].
  • drollery is a type of motif[3].
  • drollery is a type of Gothic art[4].
  • drollery is a type of marginalia[5].
  • drollery is used for marginal illustration[6].
  • drollery's Commons category is recorded as Drolleries[7].
  • drollery's described by source is recorded as Enciclopedia dell'Arte Medievale[8].
  • drollery's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • drollery's partially coincident with is recorded as marginalia[10].
  • drollery's partially coincident with is recorded as marginal illustration[11].
  • drollery's different from is recorded as droll[12].
  • drollery dates from the Middle Ages[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include motif[3], Gothic art[4], and marginalia[5].

Use and Application

drollery is used for marginal illustration[6].

Why It Matters

drollery has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] drollery is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Enciclopedia dell'Arte Medievale. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Partially coincident with → marginalia, marginal illustration
    Subclass of → motif, Gothic art, marginalia
    Described by source → Enciclopedia dell'Arte Medievale, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Genre → grotesque
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q295541, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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