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 140
lthoughthey fell into desuetude, are still frequently to be met within the church treasuries of France and Germany and localmuseums. Their shape and size scarcely ever varied, but thedesign of the enamels with which they were decorated wasalways different. We give a sketch here of one preserved… … ri.AiE X CIBoKITAr, IX THE V. AM) A. MUSEIM PYXES, CIBORIA 107 thus suspended was in the form of a dove, placed on a plate,to which the three suspending chains were attached, theopening of access being between the wings on the back. Oneof these doves may be seen at the Victoria and Albert Museum ;