Dinanderie; a history and description of mediæval art work in copper, brass and bronze . rsimilar one in the Hotel Cluny of the same date. A fine fourteenth-century crosier from the SoltykofF col-lection in the Hotel Cluny is of bronze, sculptured and volute contains the Coronation of the Virgin, and the knopis arcaded in an architectural manner with six figures, amongwhich are SS. Paul and James, and the continuation below,which forms the socket for the staff, is gilt and covered withfiligree enriched with gems, the number of which on the wholepiece amount to sixty-six. The staff, wh
Dinanderie; a history and description of mediæval art work in copper, brass and bronze . rsimilar one in the Hotel Cluny of the same date. A fine fourteenth-century crosier from the SoltykofF col-lection in the Hotel Cluny is of bronze, sculptured and volute contains the Coronation of the Virgin, and the knopis arcaded in an architectural manner with six figures, amongwhich are SS. Paul and James, and the continuation below,which forms the socket for the staff, is gilt and covered withfiligree enriched with gems, the number of which on the wholepiece amount to sixty-six. The staff, which is of coppergilt, is enamelled with a lozenge-shaped pattern in relief, anddivided into five lengths by little knops ; and the total lengthof the crosier is 6 feet lo inches. The very beautiful crosier made by some English goldsmithfor William of Wykeham is preserved at New College, Oxford,not having suffered the degradation of burial, as the bishopleft it by will to that foundation ; and it will well bear com-parison with the contemporary French work which we havejust Plate XXXCKOSIEK, IX THE V. AXD A. yiVSEVM
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