Half-hour lectures on the history and practice of the fine and ornamental arts (1875)
Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890, Linton, W. J. (William James), 1812-1897, illustrator · New York : Scribner, Welford & Armstrong · leaf 79
arance of the older crosses by thisinterlaced ornamentation. In effect, Mr. French has foundone record of a cross of woven twigs in the church on theisland in Lough Dearg, the scene of St. Patrickspurgatory. This theory of the origin of this style of ornamentaldesign is ingenious and interesting.… … *7 i/l-lk , W Sculptured Cross. Kirklespeen, Ireland. be entertained. The illuminators must have derived fromthe same source, or at second hand must have imitated fromthe carvers. The third form in which we find any expression ofnative art in the infancy of the middle ages is enamel. Enamels are…
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