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... figures in this monument ; Syrens hold candelabra at the angles , and it is supported at the base by huge snails . The centre has an air of singular lightness and grace . Fig . 14. Copper crucifix . XIIth century . Coll . Soltykoff ...
... figures in this monument ; Syrens hold candelabra at the angles , and it is supported at the base by huge snails . The centre has an air of singular lightness and grace . Fig . 14. Copper crucifix . XIIth century . Coll . Soltykoff ...
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... figures symbolising until the end of the XIIIth century the darkness that covered the earth , the moon and sun giving no light at the death of the Saviour . The inscription " Lignum domini " engraved upon a sliding door in the tunic of ...
... figures symbolising until the end of the XIIIth century the darkness that covered the earth , the moon and sun giving no light at the death of the Saviour . The inscription " Lignum domini " engraved upon a sliding door in the tunic of ...
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... figures ( No. 550 Debruge - Labarte Collection . ) Fig . 35. William and Harold . From the Bayeux Tapestry . XIth century . In the Public Library at Bayeux . Fig . 37. * Mitre of Thomas à Becket . Cathedral at Sens . The most curious ...
... figures ( No. 550 Debruge - Labarte Collection . ) Fig . 35. William and Harold . From the Bayeux Tapestry . XIth century . In the Public Library at Bayeux . Fig . 37. * Mitre of Thomas à Becket . Cathedral at Sens . The most curious ...
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... figures and arabesques . IVth or Vth Discovered near Mount Esquinal , 1793. ( D'Agincourt . Fig . 44 . century . Sculp . , pl . ix . ) The Crucifixion . Copperplate engraved , enamelled and gilt . Probably forming , with Fig . 44 , part ...
... figures and arabesques . IVth or Vth Discovered near Mount Esquinal , 1793. ( D'Agincourt . Fig . 44 . century . Sculp . , pl . ix . ) The Crucifixion . Copperplate engraved , enamelled and gilt . Probably forming , with Fig . 44 , part ...
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... figures are of pure gold , in full relief . The architectural decorations are covered with enamels and precious stones . Above these figures is a cover of silver - gilt , on removing which the skulls of the three kings are seen , with ...
... figures are of pure gold , in full relief . The architectural decorations are covered with enamels and precious stones . Above these figures is a cover of silver - gilt , on removing which the skulls of the three kings are seen , with ...
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