Half-hour lectures on the history and practice of the fine and ornamental arts (1861)
Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890 · London : Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts · leaf 50
he most sumptuous manner. That of Attila issaid to be still in existence, and has been engraved. Suchhorns sometimes accompanied endowments or direct gifts ofland, as proofs of the transfer. Of these several are wellknown: one may be seen in the possession of the Chapter of IVORY irORNS. 33 York,… … 1. Horn of Ulphus. York Minster. Length 2 ft. 6 in. 2. Horn of Attila. 3- Pusey Horn. To return to the church. Among the many applications ofivory may be mentioned the bishops chair, the cathedra ;from which a bishops church was called a Cathedral, andwhich was from the earliest times considered an…
Art · Decoration and ornament · Fore-edge painting
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