The decorative arts ecclesiastical and civil of the Middle Ages (1851)
Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873 · London, William Pickering · leaf 207
ut imper-fectly. He was now obliged to difcharge his only workman; and beingdestitute of money to pay him with, he gave him part of his clothes.Paliffy now became fo wretched that he could no longer mew himfelf, andtrembled at meeting the looks of his wife and children, whofe emaciatedappearance… … In 1555, after fixteen years of experiments, more or lefs fuccefsful,he difcovered a kind of enamel in imitation of jafper, which he adaptedto earthenware objects in relief. Improving afterwards on this, heproduced what he called ruftic pieces, which confift of veflels havingupon them reptiles,…
Decoration and ornament · Decoration and ornament, Medieval · Church decoration and ornament
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