Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1897)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 193
Fig. 137.—The Tara Brooch. (S.) our museums. That the goldsmiths art was practised inEngland in the days of Alfred (871-900) we have evidencein the famous ring belonging to this king which isdescribed on page 121. 74 HISTORIC ORNAMENT. Another gold ring belonging to Ethelwulf, of the earlyninth or… … Fig. 138.—Tara Brooch (reverse). (S.) found in Essex, the golden altar of St. Ambrose at Milan,and the beautiful Irish chalice found at Ardagh have beendescribed in the chapter on enamels, all of which .show METAL WORK. 175 evidence of the great skill of the European goldsmithsfrom the seventh to…
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