306 INTERLACING BAND-DESIGNS in place by a number of formally arranged knots of intricate design. In the Church of Sant' Ambrogio and in other Romanesque churches of North Italy are fine examples of borders and panels of this work, carved in stone. These, with the decorations of the manuscripts of… … FIG. 357. examples, supplied by Saracenic metal-workers, either working in the East or settled in Venice, where there were not a few, or derived from other sources, must not be forgotten, for they undoubtedly influenced these designs. The beautifully wrought knots of the Saracenic damascene workers…
Decoration and ornament
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