▁decor ate ▁lan tern s , ▁windows , ▁boxes ▁and ▁other ▁objects . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁Italy , ▁especially ▁Ven ice , ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁trade ▁with ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁generally ▁thought ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁through ▁these ▁trade ▁links ▁that ▁the ▁cut ▁out ▁paper ▁decor ations ▁made ▁their ▁way ▁into ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Flor ent ine ▁dec oup age ▁▁ ▁Art is ans ▁in ▁Florence , ▁Italy , ▁have ▁produced ▁decor ative ▁objects ▁using ▁dec oup age ▁techniques ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁They ▁combined ▁dec oup age ▁with ▁other ▁decor ative ▁techniques ▁already ▁popular ▁in ▁Florence , ▁such ▁as ▁gilt ▁with ▁gold ▁leaf ▁and ▁car ved ▁wood ▁designs . ▁ ▁These ▁older ▁techniques ▁were ▁already ▁used ▁to ▁produce ▁articles ▁such ▁as ▁furn iture , ▁frames ▁for ▁paint ings , ▁and ▁even ▁too led ▁le ather ▁book ▁covers . ▁ ▁Kn own ▁as ▁Flor ent ine ▁style ▁craft s , ▁these ▁items ▁are ▁now ▁highly ▁collect ible ▁anti ques . ▁ ▁Flor ent ine ▁art is ans ▁made ▁use ▁of ▁dec oup age ▁by ▁adding ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁space ▁within ▁a ▁car ved ▁gilt ▁frame , ▁or ▁by ▁adding ▁the ▁dec oup age ▁to ▁a ▁wooden ▁pla que . ▁ ▁Art is ans ▁used ▁past ed ▁reprodu ctions ▁of ▁famous ▁art works , ▁nearly ▁always ▁religious ▁dep ict ions . ▁ ▁Flor ent ine ▁tri pty chs ▁using ▁dec oup age ▁images ▁of ▁such ▁Bib lic al ▁scenes