:root {
      --parchment: #f3e9cd;
      --parchment-deep: #ead9b0;
      --parchment-light: #fdf8e9;
      --ink: #1a1f17;
      --forest: #243025;
      --forest-deep: #19211b;
      --accent: #3d5b3e;
      --umber: #7a5a3a;
      --rule: #8a7a4a;
      --rule-soft: #bca97a;

      --display: "EB Garamond", "Cardo", Georgia, serif;
      --mono: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
    }
    *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
    html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; background: var(--parchment); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--display); }
    body { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.55; }

    a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
    button { font: inherit; cursor: pointer; }

    /* ─── shared utilities ─── */
    .container { max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 48px; }
    .smallcaps { font-variant-caps: all-small-caps; letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
    .mono-cap {
      font-family: var(--mono);
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      opacity: 0.7;
    }

    /* hairline divider with center ornament */
    .herb-divider {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 14px;
      color: var(--rule);
      margin: 32px 0;
    }
    .herb-divider .rule { flex: 1; height: 1px; background: currentColor; opacity: 0.5; }
    .herb-divider .double { flex: 1; height: 3px; border-top: 1px solid currentColor; border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor; opacity: 0.5; }
    .herb-divider .ornament { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 22px; opacity: 0.7; line-height: 1; }

    /* ─── nav ─── */
    .nav {
      border-top: 3px double var(--rule);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(138, 122, 74, 0.4);
      background: var(--parchment);
      position: relative;
      z-index: 10;
    }
    .nav-inner {
      display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
      padding: 20px 48px;
      max-width: 1180px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }
    .wordmark { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 14px; }
    .wordmark .name { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 36px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.01em; line-height: 1; }
    .wordmark .name em { font-style: italic; }
    .wordmark .tag { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: 0.6; }
    .nav-links { display: flex; gap: 28px; }
    .nav-links a {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-variant-caps: all-small-caps;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      font-size: 16px;
      color: var(--ink);
      padding-bottom: 2px;
      border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
    }
    .nav-links a.active { color: var(--accent); border-bottom-color: var(--accent); }
    .nav-links a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
    .nav-links { align-items: center; }
    .nav-item { position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; }
    .nav-menu { position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(4px); background: var(--parchment-light); border: 1px solid var(--rule); box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(36, 48, 37, 0.16); padding: 6px; min-width: 176px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; pointer-events: none; transition: opacity 150ms ease, transform 150ms ease; z-index: 40; }
    .nav-menu::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: -10px; left: 0; right: 0; height: 10px; }
    .nav-item:hover .nav-menu, .nav-item:focus-within .nav-menu { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; pointer-events: auto; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0); }
    .nav-menu a { font-family: var(--display); font-variant-caps: all-small-caps; letter-spacing: 0.12em; font-size: 16px; padding: 9px 16px; color: var(--ink); border-bottom: none; white-space: nowrap; }
    .nav-menu a.active { color: var(--accent); }
    .nav-menu a:hover { background: var(--parchment-deep); color: var(--accent); }

    /* ─── hero ─── */
    section { position: relative; }

    .hero {
      padding: 80px 48px 40px;
      text-align: center;
    }
    .hero-inner { max-width: 880px; margin: 0 auto; }
    .hero h1 {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-weight: 500;
      font-size: 72px;
      line-height: 1.05;
      letter-spacing: -0.015em;
      margin: 24px 0 0;
      color: var(--forest);
    }
    .hero h1 em { font-style: italic; }
    .hero .lede {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: 22px;
      color: var(--umber);
      margin-top: 28px;
      line-height: 1.4;
    }

    /* search */
    .search-wrap { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; position: relative; }
    .search {
      background: var(--parchment-light);
      border: 1px solid var(--rule);
      padding: 6px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: stretch;
    }
    .search input {
      flex: 1;
      border: 0;
      background: transparent;
      padding: 14px 18px;
      font-family: var(--mono);
      font-size: 14px;
      color: var(--ink);
      outline: none;
    }
    .search input::placeholder { color: rgba(26, 31, 23, 0.5); }
    /* search autosuggest */
    .suggest {
      position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: calc(100% + 4px); z-index: 60;
      margin: 0; padding: 6px; list-style: none; text-align: left;
      background: var(--parchment-light); border: 1px solid var(--rule);
      box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(36, 48, 37, 0.20);
      max-height: 360px; overflow-y: auto;
    }
    .suggest[hidden] { display: none; }
    .suggest li {
      display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 11px; padding: 10px 14px; cursor: pointer;
      font-family: var(--display); font-size: 17px; color: var(--ink);
    }
    .suggest li .s-dot { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; flex: 0 0 auto; align-self: center; }
    .suggest li .s-name { flex: 1; }
    .suggest li .s-name .s-common { color: var(--umber); font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; margin-left: 6px; }
    .suggest li .s-type { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--umber); opacity: 0.75; }
    .suggest li .s-meta { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; color: var(--umber); opacity: 0.7; margin-right: 10px; white-space: nowrap; }
    .suggest li.s-more { justify-content: center; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--umber); opacity: 0.7; cursor: default; }
    .suggest li.s-more:hover { background: transparent; }
    .suggest li.active, .suggest li:hover { background: var(--parchment-deep); }
    .btn {
      display: inline-block;
      text-decoration: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-variant-caps: all-small-caps;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      font-size: 16px;
      padding: 14px 32px;
      background: var(--forest);
      color: var(--parchment);
      border: 1px solid var(--forest);
      border-radius: 0;
    }
    .btn.outline { background: transparent; color: var(--forest); }
    .btn.cream { background: var(--parchment); color: var(--forest); border-color: var(--parchment); }
    .try-chips { margin-top: 14px; display: flex; gap: 10px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: baseline; }
    .try-chips .chip {
      background: transparent; border: 0;
      font-style: italic; font-size: 15px;
      color: var(--accent);
      border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--accent);
      padding: 0 0 1px 0;
      cursor: pointer;
      font-family: inherit;
    }
    .try-chips .chip:hover { color: var(--forest); border-bottom-color: var(--forest); }

    /* ─── search-result graph ─── */
    .graph-wrap {
      max-width: 1100px;
      width: 100%;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      margin: 36px auto 0;
      padding: 0 48px;
    }
    .graph-frame {
      background: var(--parchment-light);
      border: 1px solid var(--rule);
      overflow: hidden;
    }
    .graph-header {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 14px 24px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
      gap: 24px;
    }
    .graph-caption {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: 17px;
      color: var(--ink);
      flex: 1;
      text-align: left;
    }
    .graph-caption em { color: var(--forest); }
    .legend {
      display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px;
      font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--ink); opacity: 0.7;
    }
    .legend > div { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; }
    .legend .dot { display: inline-block; width: 9px; height: 9px; border-radius: 50%; }
    #graph {
      width: 100%;
      height: 660px;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      background: var(--parchment-light);
    }
    .graph-foot {
      padding: 14px 24px;
      border-top: 1px dotted var(--rule);
      display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 18px; flex-wrap: wrap;
    }
    .graph-foot > span {
      font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;
      color: var(--umber); text-align: left;
    }
    /* "Explore further" — a prominent CTA, shown only once the graph holds a result */
    .explore-further {
      font-style: normal; font-family: var(--display);
      font-variant-caps: all-small-caps; letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      font-size: 19px; line-height: 1;
      color: var(--parchment); background: var(--forest);
      border: 1px solid var(--forest); border-radius: 0;
      padding: 13px 28px; white-space: nowrap;
      display: none; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
      box-shadow: 0 3px 12px rgba(36, 48, 37, 0.20);
      transition: background 150ms ease, transform 150ms ease, box-shadow 150ms ease;
    }
    .explore-further .ef-arrow { font-size: 22px; transition: transform 150ms ease; }
    .explore-further:hover { background: var(--forest-deep); transform: translateY(-1px); box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(36, 48, 37, 0.28); }
    .explore-further:hover .ef-arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }
    body.graph-active .explore-further { display: inline-flex; }

    /* sections */
    .section-label-row { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 40px; }
    .section-h2 {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-size: 36px;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--forest);
      margin: 8px 0 0;
    }

    /* stats */
    .stats {
      padding: 60px 48px;
      margin-top: 40px;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(138, 122, 74, 0.35);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(138, 122, 74, 0.35);
    }
    .stats-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; }
    .stat { padding: 20px 30px; text-align: center; }
    .stat + .stat { border-left: 1px solid rgba(138, 122, 74, 0.35); }
    .stat .n { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 80px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--forest); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
    .stat .lat { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 22px; color: var(--umber); margin-top: 10px; }

    /* quaestiones — cross-domain queries only POPPy answers */
    .ask { padding: 80px 48px 60px; }
    .ask-sub { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--umber); max-width: 640px; margin: 14px auto 0; opacity: 0.9; }
    .ask-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; max-width: 1100px; margin: 40px auto 0; }
    .ask-card {
      background: var(--parchment-light);
      border: 1px solid rgba(138, 122, 74, 0.35);
      padding: 28px 28px 30px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
    }
    .ask-card { cursor: pointer; transition: border-color 140ms ease, box-shadow 140ms ease, transform 140ms ease; }
    .ask-card:hover, .ask-card:focus-visible { border-color: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(36, 48, 37, 0.12); transform: translateY(-2px); outline: none; }
    .ask-card .num { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 26px; color: var(--umber); line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 14px; }
    .ask-card .q { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 23px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--forest); margin: 0 0 10px; line-height: 1.25; }
    .ask-card .d { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55; opacity: 0.85; margin: 0; }
    .ask-card .ask-go { margin-top: 16px; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); opacity: 0; transition: opacity 140ms ease; }
    .ask-card:hover .ask-go, .ask-card:focus-visible .ask-go { opacity: 1; }
    @media (max-width: 820px) { .ask-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .ask-card .ask-go { opacity: 1; } }

    /* index rerum */
    .register-wrap { padding: 80px 48px 60px; }
    .register {
      background: var(--parchment-light);
      border: 1px solid rgba(138, 122, 74, 0.35);
      padding: 32px 48px;
      max-width: 1100px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }
    .register-row {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 60px 200px 1fr 120px;
      align-items: baseline;
      padding: 18px 0;
      gap: 28px;
    }
    .register-row + .register-row { border-top: 1px dotted var(--rule); }
    .register-row .num { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 24px; color: var(--umber); }
    .register-row .name { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 24px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--forest); }
    .register-row .lat { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; color: var(--umber); margin-top: 2px; }
    .register-row .desc { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; opacity: 0.85; }
    .register-row .n { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 14px; color: var(--accent); text-align: right; }

    /* schema */
    .schema { padding: 60px 48px; background: rgba(234, 217, 176, 0.35); }
    .schema-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr; gap: 56px; align-items: center; max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; }
    .schema-figure { background: var(--parchment-light); border: 1px solid rgba(138, 122, 74, 0.35); padding: 32px; }
    .schema-row { padding: 14px 0; border-bottom: 1px dotted rgba(138, 122, 74, 0.35); display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 14px; font-size: 19px; }
    .schema-row b { color: var(--forest); font-weight: 600; }
    .schema-row .verb { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; color: var(--umber); letter-spacing: 0.08em; }

    /* tabulae */
    .tabulae { padding: 80px 48px 60px; }
    .tabulae-sub { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--umber); max-width: 560px; margin: 10px 0 0; opacity: 0.85; }
    .tabulae-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 24px 24px; max-width: 1100px; margin: 28px auto 0; }
    .tab-plate { text-align: center; display: block; color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
    a.tab-plate { transition: transform 160ms ease; }
    a.tab-plate .plate-box { transition: box-shadow 160ms ease; }
    a.tab-plate:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); }
    a.tab-plate:hover .plate-box { box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(36, 48, 37, 0.22); }
    a.tab-plate:hover .lat { color: var(--accent); }
    a.tab-plate:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 4px; }
    .tab-caption { margin-top: 14px; }
    .tab-caption .lat { font-style: italic; font-size: 18px; color: var(--forest); }
    .tab-caption .tc { opacity: 0.55; margin-top: 4px; font-size: 10px; }
    .plate-box {
      position: relative;
      height: 240px;
      background: var(--parchment-light);
      border: 1px solid rgba(26, 31, 23, 0.2);
      background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.04) 0 1px, transparent 1px 8px);
      display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 6px;
      color: var(--forest);
      overflow: hidden;
    }
    /* hotlinked Wikimedia photograph (fills the plate once loaded) */
    .plate-box .plate-img {
      position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 700ms ease, transform 1200ms ease;
      transform: scale(1.04);
    }
    .plate-box.has-img .plate-img { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
    .plate-box.has-img .pb { opacity: 0; }
    /* plate number chip — sits on a parchment tag, legible over photo or placeholder */
    .plate-box .pc {
      position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 2;
      font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--forest); background: var(--parchment);
      padding: 5px 9px; border-right: 1px solid rgba(26,31,23,0.18); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(26,31,23,0.18);
    }
    .plate-box .pb { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; opacity: 0.7; padding: 0 14px; text-align: center; transition: opacity 400ms ease; }
    .plate-box.is-loading::after {
      content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1;
      background: linear-gradient(100deg, transparent 30%, rgba(255,255,255,0.35) 50%, transparent 70%);
      background-size: 220% 100%; animation: plate-shimmer 1.3s ease-in-out infinite;
    }
    @keyframes plate-shimmer { 0% { background-position: 140% 0; } 100% { background-position: -40% 0; } }
    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      .plate-box .plate-img { transition: opacity 300ms ease; transform: none; }
      .plate-box.is-loading::after { animation: none; }
    }

    /* ─── botanical rotator ─── */
    .rotator-sec { padding: 80px 48px 60px; }
    .rotator-frame {
      max-width: 460px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      background: #faf3df;
      border: 1px solid var(--rule);
      box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(36, 48, 37, 0.08);
      padding: 16px;
    }
    .botanical-rotator {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
      overflow: hidden;
      background: #fdfaf1;
      box-shadow:
        inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(122, 90, 58, 0.35),
        inset 0 0 0 3px #fdfaf1,
        inset 0 0 0 4px rgba(122, 90, 58, 0.15);
    }
    .botanical-rotator .plate-slide {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: contain;
      object-position: center;
      padding: 16px 16px 40px;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      opacity: 0;
      transition: opacity 1.5s ease-in-out;
    }
    .botanical-rotator .plate-slide.active { opacity: 1; }
    .botanical-rotator .caption {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
      padding: 12px 16px;
      background: rgba(250, 243, 223, 0.9);
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(138, 122, 74, 0.4);
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: 16px;
      color: var(--forest);
      text-align: center;
      opacity: 0;
      transition: opacity 0.6s ease;
    }
    .botanical-rotator.show-caption .caption { opacity: 1; }
    .botanical-rotator .caption .common {
      font-style: normal;
      font-variant-caps: all-small-caps;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      font-size: 13px;
      color: var(--umber);
      margin-left: 8px;
    }
    .botanical-rotator .dots {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 58px; left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      display: flex;
      gap: 7px;
    }
    .botanical-rotator .dot {
      width: 7px; height: 7px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: rgba(122, 90, 58, 0.3);
      cursor: pointer;
      border: none;
      padding: 0;
      transition: background 0.3s;
    }
    .botanical-rotator .dot.active { background: rgba(122, 90, 58, 0.85); }
    .rotator-note {
      text-align: center;
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: 14px;
      color: var(--umber);
      opacity: 0.85;
      margin-top: 20px;
    }
    .rotator-note em { font-style: normal; }

    /* cite cta */
    .cite { padding: 60px 48px 100px; }
    .cite-card {
      max-width: 920px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      background: var(--forest);
      color: var(--parchment);
      padding: 56px 64px;
      text-align: center;
    }
    .cite-card h2 { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 40px; font-weight: 500; margin: 10px 0 18px; font-style: italic; }
    .cite-card p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.55; opacity: 0.85; max-width: 560px; margin: 0 auto 32px; }
    .cite-card .btn-row { display: flex; gap: 16px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
    .cite-card .btn.cream { background: var(--parchment); color: var(--forest); border-color: var(--parchment); }
    .cite-card .btn.outline { background: transparent; color: var(--parchment); border-color: var(--parchment); }

    /* footer */
    .footer { background: var(--forest-deep); color: var(--parchment); padding: 56px 48px 28px; }
    .footer-inner { max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; }
    .footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 48px; padding-bottom: 36px; }
    .footer h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 32px; font-style: italic; margin: 0; }
    .footer .tag { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: 0.6; margin-top: 8px; }
    .footer .blurb { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; opacity: 0.75; margin-top: 18px; max-width: 320px; }
    .footer .col-h { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: 0.55; margin-bottom: 14px; }
    .footer .col-link { display: block; font-size: 16px; padding: 4px 0; opacity: 0.85; color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
    .footer a.col-link:hover { color: var(--accent); opacity: 1; }
    .footer-bottom a.ft-link { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(243, 233, 205, 0.4); transition: color 150ms ease, border-color 150ms ease; } .footer-bottom a.ft-link:hover { color: var(--accent); border-color: var(--accent); }
    .footer-bottom { border-top: 1px solid rgba(243, 233, 205, 0.2); padding-top: 18px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: 0.55; }

    /* hide the floating plate sidebar while the search-result graph is on-screen */
    body.graph-active .scroll-plates { display: none; }

    /* ─── scroll plates ─── */
    .scroll-plates {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      right: max(24px, calc((100vw - 1280px) / 2 - 240px));
      height: 100vh;
      width: 220px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 5;
    }
    .scroll-plate {
      position: absolute;
      width: 220px;
      background: rgba(253, 248, 233, 0.95);
      border: 1px solid var(--rule);
      box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(36, 48, 37, 0.08);
      padding: 14px;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(8px);
      transition: opacity 600ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), transform 600ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
    }
    .scroll-plate.active {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
    }
    /* Flora-Londinensis-style frame: cream paper, faint platemark, single
       centered specimen. No diagonal stripes, no graphic noise. */
    .scroll-plate {
      background: #faf3df;  /* slightly cooler than parchment, like aged rag paper */
    }
    .scroll-plate .plate-art {
      height: 240px;
      background: #fdfaf1;
      /* faint platemark — the depressed rectangle around a copperplate impression */
      box-shadow:
        inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(122, 90, 58, 0.35),
        inset 0 0 0 3px #fdfaf1,
        inset 0 0 0 4px rgba(122, 90, 58, 0.15);
      display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
      color: var(--forest);
      gap: 8px;
      padding: 18px 14px;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }
    .scroll-plate .plate-art img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: contain;
      display: block;
    }
    .scroll-plate .plate-art .plate-num {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: 13px;
      color: var(--umber);
      opacity: 0.8;
      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    }
    .scroll-plate .plate-art .plate-sketch {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: 12px;
      color: var(--ink);
      opacity: 0.55;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 0 10px;
      line-height: 1.4;
    }
    /* a discreet ornamental flourish under the placeholder text — only shown
       while the image hasn't loaded */
    .scroll-plate .plate-art::after {
      content: "❦";
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-size: 18px;
      color: var(--umber);
      opacity: 0.4;
      margin-top: 4px;
    }
    .scroll-plate.has-image .plate-art::after { display: none; }
    .scroll-plate .meta { text-align: center; padding-top: 12px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(138, 122, 74, 0.4); margin-top: 12px; }
    .scroll-plate .meta .bin { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 18px; color: var(--forest); line-height: 1.1; }
    .scroll-plate .meta .common {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-variant-caps: all-small-caps;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      font-size: 14px;
      color: var(--umber);
      margin-top: 4px;
    }
    .scroll-plate .meta .note { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 13px; color: var(--ink); opacity: 0.7; margin-top: 8px; line-height: 1.4; }

    @media (max-width: 1240px) {
      .scroll-plates { display: none; }
    }

    /* hide scroll plates over the forest CTA — they're cream and would clash */
    .scroll-plates.over-dark .scroll-plate { display: none; }