The decorative arts ecclesiastical and civil of the Middle Ages (1851)
Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873 · London, William Pickering · leaf 44
as few of thecovers themfelves have been preferved. Theywere frequently adorned with rich metalsand precious ftones, which excited the rapa-city of plunderers and iconoclafts. Enamelsalfo were abundantly employed to add to thefplendour of the more precious volumes.The principal fubject (commonly… … * The molt important of thefe veftments have been engraved in the Dreffes and Deco-rations of the Middle Ages.
Decoration and ornament · Decoration and ornament, Medieval · Church decoration and ornament
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