Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1897)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 169
Fig. 120.—Lid of Ivory Cabinet; Spanish ; Elcvcntli Cenluiy. (S. K. M.) bone, carved and inlaid with figure subjects and armorialbearings, were made extensively in Italy at this period,and used as marriage coffers. Combs and mirror cases were naturally objects that … Fig. 121.—Coffer in Bone Carving and Engraved Work; Italian ; Fourteenth Century. (S. K M.) received much attention at the hands of the carver inivory, A beautiful comb in the British Museum (Fig. 122)belongs to the eleventh century, the central scroll-work ofwhich is very rich and ornate. IVORY…
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