An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations (1883)
Mollett, John W. (John William) · London, S. Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington · leaf 129
anotherfor silver-gold, and the third for gold plate. Inform they varied ; but they were made of themost valuable woods, and enriched with thefinest carving. They were sometimes coveredover with cloth of gold : the city of Orleansoffered one in gold to Charles IV., which wasvalued at 8000 livres… … 1 milk-jug. rounded at the bottom. The Anglo-Saxonswere also rich in cujis of the ]irecious metals.
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