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 80
n. In effect, Mr. French hasfound one record of a cross of woven twigs in the churchon the island in Lough Dearg, the scene of St. Patrickspurgatory. This theory of the origin of this style of ornamental designis ingenious and interesting. If it be the correct one, itcarries tliis species of… … Sculptured Cross, Kirklespeen, Ireland. same source, or at second hand must have imitated from thecarvers. The third form in which we find any expression of nativeart in the infancy of the middle ages is enamel. Enamels are substances of a vitreous nature, variouslycoloured by metallic oxides. They…
Art · Decoration and ornament · Fore-edge painting
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