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 215
sstones, the beautiful productions of painters and engravers. Nevertheless,the demand for delicate objects had the disadvantage of requiring muchsolder and alloy, which deteriorated the standard of metal. Then a desperatestruggle commenced between the goldsmiths and the mint—a struggle whichwas… … Figs. 137 to 141.—Seals. introducing materials of a low standard, the old professional integritybecame suspected and was soon disregarded. At the end of the sixteenthcentury very little plate was ornamented : there is a return to massive plate,the weight and standard of which could be easily…
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