Cunynghame, Henry H (Henry Hardinge), Sir, 1848-1935 · London : Methuen · leaf 241
ectof Court patronage upon the arts, and shows thatthe same repressive policy which in the sphere ofgovernment ended in the ancien regime and theRevolution, also gradually stifled the glorious tradi-tions of France and degraded an art which hadproduced Amboise Castle down to the level… … CHAPTER VIII MINIATURE ENAMEL PAINTING IT now becomes necessary to consider a branchof enamelling which apparently sprang upabout the close of the sixteenth century,namely, the execution of miniatures upon enamelplates. In this case the metal was usually gold,covered with a layer of white enamel,…
Enamel and enameling
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