Examples of palm leaf in the following topics:
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- Jain illustrated manuscripts, originally painted on palm leaf, were characterized by sharp outlines and depictions of Jain saviors.
- Painted on palm leaf, these illustrations relied on sharp outlines for effect, becoming progressively more angular and wiry until barely a trace of naturalism is left.
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- Artists worked in perishable mediums, painting mostly on wood, cloth, and palm leaf, none of which have withstood the rigors of the Southeast Asian climate.
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- These classical paintings can usually be found in Indonesian lontar or palm-leaf manuscripts and on the ceilings of Balinese temples.
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- Miniature painting is believed to have started in the eastern part of medieval India, exemplified by illustrations on palm-leaf religious manuscripts painted on the leaves and wooden covers of manuscripts.
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- Artistically, the Gandhāran School of sculpture is said to have contributed wavy hair, drapery covering both shoulders, shoes, sandals, and acanthus leaf decorations.
- The Mathuran school contributed to many new styles in art such as clothes covering the left shoulder of thin muslin, the wheel on the palm, and the lotus seat.
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- The Barberini Diptych (c. 500-550 CE) is a Byzantine ivory leaf from an imperial diptych dating from Late Antiquity.
- The emperor is accompanied in the main panel by a conquered barbarian in trousers at left, a crouching allegorical figure, probably representing territory conquered or reconquered, who holds his foot in gratitude or submission, and an angel or victory crowning the emperor with the traditional palm of victory, which is now lost.
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- The Kuba are known for their raffia embroidered textiles, fiber and beaded hats, carved palm wine cups and cosmetic boxes, but they are most famous for their monumental helmet masks, featuring exquisite geometric patterns, stunning fabrics, seeds, beads and shells.
- The carved palm-wine drinking cups and ornately carved boxes are identified with competition between titled court members among the Kuba.
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- For instance, the Greek classical architectural orders are all proportioned rather than dimensioned or measured modules, because the earliest modules were not based on body parts and their spans (fingers, palms, hands, and feet), but rather on column diameters and the widths of arcades and fenestrations.
- Typically, one set of column diameter modules used for casework and architectural moldings by the Egyptians and Romans is based on the proportions of the palm and the finger, while another less delicate module—used for door and window trim, tile work, and roofing in Mesopotamia and Greece—was based on the proportions of the hand and the thumb.
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- Its façade is carved in stone, and its main altar is made of carved wood covered with gold leaf.
- Cusco painting is characterized by exclusively religious subject matter; warped perspective; frequent use of the colors red, yellow, and earth tones; and an abundance of gold leaf.
- Another unique characteristic of the style was the application of aguada, or watercolor paint, on top of gold leaf or silver paint, giving it a unique metallic sheen.
- Cusco painting is characterized by exclusively religious subject matter; warped perspective; frequent use of the colors red, yellow, and earth tones; and an abundance of gold leaf.
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- Cuzco painting is characterized by exclusively religious subject matter, warped perspective, frequent use of the colors red, yellow and earth tones, as well as an abundance of gold leaf .
- Another unique characteristic of the style was the application of "aguada," or watercolor paint, on top of gold leaf or silver paint, giving it a unique metallic sheen.
- Cuzco painting is characterized by exclusively religious subject matter, warped perspective, frequent use of the colors red, yellow and earth tones, as well as an abundance of gold leaf.