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 134
their framework precious relics.They usually consisted of a small slab of fine marble, porphyry,jasper or agate set in a wooden frame, which was coveredwith plates of copper, chased and gilt, and sometimes setwith ivory, stones, and enamels. As some of these were ofa more or less fragile character,… … PORTABLE ALTARS 103 which belonged to Dr. Rock, was formed of a slab of orientaljasper, about ^^ inches by 9 inches, surrounded by a borderof silver niello, having at the angles figures of kings carryingofferings, at the top an Agnus Dei, and at the bottom theDove on the Ark. At the Victoria and…
