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 428
ULPTURE. 363 bahuiiers, or carvers in wood, horn, and ivory (Fig. 286), were all unitedunder the same banner. In Germany and Belgium also existed hanses,or guilds, which were in direct communication with those of Alsace, andwho accepted as guides French artists of known ability ; as, for… … Fig. 286.—Fragment of a small Reredos, in carved Bone (Fourteenth Century).Presented by Jean, Duc de Berry, Brother of Charles V., to the church of the ancient Abbey of Poissy. (Museum of the Louvre.) century, the only difficulty is to make a choice among these wonderfulmonuments of Art ; which,…
Art, Medieval · Art, Renaissance
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