Reber, Franz, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920, tr · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 276
ieces of Italian art. He could not raise monu-mental sculpture to its former importance, but he erected founderiesand workshops for the manufacture of architectural ornaments.The Minster of Aix-la-Chapelle still preserves the four bronze doorswhich were cast during his reign, as well as the… … 240 THE CHRISTIAN ART OF THE NORTH. Gold and silver smiths must also have been employed at Aix-la-Chapelle as well as bronze founders, for Charlemagne, followingthe taste of his time, took great delight in works of precious met-als and jewelry. Most of these were imported from Italy andfrom…
Art, Medieval
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