Blanc, Charles, 1813-1882 · New York : Hurd and Houghton ; Cambridge [Mass.] : Riverside Press · leaf 269
St. 16 242 ENGRA VING. John Baptist, at Florence. It is Important to ex-plain how he was led to his discovery, and in whatit consisted. Like all the jewellers of his time, Finiguerra orna-mented his works, sword-hilts, caskets, patens, cups,chalices, reliquaries, with patterns engraved in… … ITALIAN NIELLO.COLLECTION OF M. EMILE GALICHON. engraving a black enamel, niello, whose compositionis carefully described by Benvenuto Cellini, in histreatise upon jewelry. This enamel, filling the cut-tings of the engraving, made the design visible inblack upon the clear tone of the metal. But as…
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