The arts in the middle ages, and at the period of the renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London, Bickers and son · leaf 198
e of producing this kind ofwork), he placed the material to be vitrified, which was afterwards melted ina furnace. When the enamelled piece was cold, he polished it by variousmeans, so as to bring to the surface of the enamel all the lines of the draw-ing produced by the copper. Gilding was… … Fig. 95.—Cross of an Altar, ascribed to St. Eloi. the flesh, as well as the dresses, were produced by coloured enamel; in thethirteenth century enamel was no longer used but to colour the ground- T GOLD AND SILVER WORK. work. The figures were entirely preserved on the plate of copper, and…
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