Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873, William Pickering (Firm) · London : William Pickering · leaf 134
A CENSER. FROM AN ENGRAVING BY MARTIN SCHOEN. N the ages of Catholicism, the censer, the use ofwhich seems to have been derived from the ancientJewish ceremonial, was one of the most importantsacred utensils in the church. After the Reforma-tion, this, as well as most of the other utensils of…
Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval
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