Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use (1900)
Meyer, Franz Sales, 1849- · New York, B. Hessling · leaf 419
tical purposes,we may reckon the Hand-bell. During the Middle Ages and theRenascence: the Hand-bell seems to have been chiefiy used in anofficial capacity in Council-chambers and for ecclesiastical purposes;and its introduction into ordinary households, to summon the atten-dants did not take place… … The Scissors, Plate 234. 40G The Hand-Bell. interior of the cup, and the Handle. The two former are always otmetal; the cup of an alloy, or sometimes of silver; and the clapperof iron. The handle may be of the same material as the cup, or itmay be made of wood, ivory, &c. The form of the cup is…
Decoration and ornament · Art objects
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