Dinanderie; a history and description of mediæval art work in copper, brass and bronze (1910)
Perry, John Tavenor, 1842-1915 · London : G. Allen & Sons · leaf 129
n every bay, andthe whole of the work is most beautifully finished. Paxes, which did not come into general use before the thirteenth century, were at first made in wood and later in 99 lOO DINANDERIE the precious metals, with highly enriched decorations andenamels ; but during the period of… … ■■-llir llhi Fig. 25.—Bronze Railings, Aix-i.a-Chapelle having His right hand raised and His left hand holding abook. Hand-warmers, which were twin hemispheres of metalmade to contain live charcoal, were used by the priests duringthe services to warm their chilled hands. They are to be…
