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Dinanderie: a history and description of mediaeval art work in copper, brass and bronze (1910)

Perry, John Tavenor, 1842-1915 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, G. Allen & sons · leaf 153

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sul who ordered the martyr-dom, and SS. Mary and John below. On the back of thecasket are six large medallions, each containing an angel withoutspread wings on a red enamelled background, the copperround each being gilt and repousse ; and the two ends of thecasket have each a saint engraved on an… … ILAii; XIITHE SIIRIXE OF S. .S1£BALD SHRINES 113 and nearly 12 inches high, and is decorated with subjectsrelating to Christ which are engraved upon the copper,with the heads sculptured in high relief and the backgroundenamelled. In France, however, there are still a few of these coffersremaining…

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