to call them so, but nothing seems to beknown of their history, nor have we any othermeans by which we can prove it, and though theypossess what are thought by some to be Englishcharacteristics, they are generally known asItalian. Labarte gives a full account of these trans-lucent enamels -^n… … CHAMPLEVE ENAMELS 113 described this as a sort of work upon gold andsilver commonly called enamel, which is aspecies of painting united with sculpture. Noother enamel work was known in Italy at thistime, or if known, ignored; the stiffness andtechnical limitations of the early mediaeval enamelsin…
Enamel and enameling
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