Mediæval art, from the peace of the church to the eve of the renaissance, 312-1350 (1904)
Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard), 1857-1931 · London, Duckworth and co.: New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 43
e was encrusted with shells and glass enamels.* From * I find an interesting early view of this building about 1500 in theItalian engraving of Leda by the Master I. B. in the British Museum. 12 BUILDING AND ARCHITECTURE the same source is taken Fig. 4, a remarkable octagonalplan, which must be late… … Fig. 4. Late Roman building, from a drawing in the SoaneMuseum, made c. 1510. materials like coloured marbles, glass mosaic, and gildedbronze, were used in never equalled profusion, with finefreedom of handling, and often with excellent, if some-what redundant, taste. Yet one thing it lacked to…
Art, Medieval
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