The arts in the Middle Ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Dafforne, James, d. 1880, tr · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 177
inal Byzantine type ; the latter, moreover, explained itself by therepute, especially in metallurgy, enjoyed by the city of Constantine, towhich the East generally had recourse when taking in hand any work ofimportance. The German school particularly would acquire a Byzantine character,owing to the… … Fig. 90.—Altar of Gold, presented to the ancient Cathedral of Basle by the Emperor Ifenry ff., now in the Cluny Museum. Germany from the East. Of the works of that period still in existence,one of the most remarkable is the rich gold cover of the book of theGospels, now in the Ptoyal Library,…
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