Handbook of the Arts of the Middle Ages and Renaissance: As Applied to the Decoration of Furniture, Arms, Jewels, &c. &c |
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... France in the XVth century , and this is perhaps the earliest notice of this implement known . On a bench by her side , are placed the colours , mixed in shells as described by Alcherius and other writers , and also her brushes in a ...
... France in the XVth century , and this is perhaps the earliest notice of this implement known . On a bench by her side , are placed the colours , mixed in shells as described by Alcherius and other writers , and also her brushes in a ...
Page xxv
... France used to drink the wine of consecration on their coronation . Fig . 65. Sardonyx ewer . XVIIth century . Museum of the Louvre . Mounted in gold , enamelled and enriched with precious stones . The ewer is surmounted by a head of ...
... France used to drink the wine of consecration on their coronation . Fig . 65. Sardonyx ewer . XVIIth century . Museum of the Louvre . Mounted in gold , enamelled and enriched with precious stones . The ewer is surmounted by a head of ...
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... France and Victory . O enamelled gold , enriched with pearls and precious stones . ( Coll . Londesborough . ) Unicorn , the body formed of two pearls irregularly shaped ( baroques ) , the head and legs of enamelled gold . France ...
... France and Victory . O enamelled gold , enriched with pearls and precious stones . ( Coll . Londesborough . ) Unicorn , the body formed of two pearls irregularly shaped ( baroques ) , the head and legs of enamelled gold . France ...
Page xxix
... France , and of Henry II . and Diane de Poitiers . ( Coll . Sir A. de Rothschild . ) Fig . 111. Rustic basin , with reptiles , shells , & c . XVIth century . ( Coll . Soltykoff . ) Enamelled ware of B. Palissy . Upon a sandy island ...
... France , and of Henry II . and Diane de Poitiers . ( Coll . Sir A. de Rothschild . ) Fig . 111. Rustic basin , with reptiles , shells , & c . XVIth century . ( Coll . Soltykoff . ) Enamelled ware of B. Palissy . Upon a sandy island ...
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... France by the Normans , and the civil wars , in the midst of which the race of Charlemagne perished , were events cal- culated to paralyse the arts , and to quench almost everywhere the torch which that great man had kindled . The ...
... France by the Normans , and the civil wars , in the midst of which the race of Charlemagne perished , were events cal- culated to paralyse the arts , and to quench almost everywhere the torch which that great man had kindled . The ...
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