The decorative arts ecclesiastical and civil of the Middle Ages (1851)
Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873 · London, William Pickering · leaf 83
onal ftage towards it becoming public property, as was the cafe afterthe revolution of July, 1830, the influence of which was ftrongly felt inSwitzerland. The Canton of Bafle became divided, and the people of the countryhaving feparated from the city, demanded their fhare of the church pro-perty,… … The Reliquary under notice fell to the lot of a Jeweller and celebratedantiquary at Balle, of whom Mr. Magniac purchafed it after three yearsof negotiation, on account of the high price demanded. The originaljewels, of confiderable value, were then remaining, but have fince beentaken out and refold…
Decoration and ornament · Decoration and ornament, Medieval · Church decoration and ornament
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