Cunynghame, Henry H (Henry Hardinge), Sir, 1848-1935 · London : Methuen · leaf 175
d St. Anne. This is a French pieceof work of the highest class, and well worthinspection. The museum at Orvieto contains a splendidreliquary nearly a yard high whose hexagonal baseis ornamented with translucent enamels. It is byUgolino, and similar to one at Bolsena. Otherspecimens are to be found… … CHAPTER VII PAINTED ENAMELS WE have now briefly reviewed Europeanenamels up to the close, or nearly theclose, of the fifteenth century.They were executed in four or at most in fivedifferent ways. The enamel was simply appliedin a layer on gold ornaments in relief, or it wasapplied to designs marked…
Enamel and enameling
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