Mitre of the Bishop of Limerick, Ireland, 15th century. Belonging to the premier class or Pretiosa. Made of thin sections of silver gilt, decorated with pearls, emeralds, garnets, amethysts and other jewels. Mitre du XVe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Jacques Joseph van Beveren’s Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.

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