Dinanderie; a history and description of mediæval art work in copper, brass and bronze . 2 U CENSERS 133 the top was covered by a double lid, hinged in the middle,and each leaf fitted with a handle to raise it. These incense-boats were, like the censers, made both in copper and silver,and were sometimes enamelled ; and a great number of goodexamples are to be found in the Fig. 34.—Censer in Italian Sculpture CHAPTER XIX CANDLESTICKS AND LIGHT-HOLDERS Lamps, candlesticks, chandeliers and coronas can be dividedinto two classes, one including those required for purely-religious and cere
Dinanderie; a history and description of mediæval art work in copper, brass and bronze . 2 U CENSERS 133 the top was covered by a double lid, hinged in the middle,and each leaf fitted with a handle to raise it. These incense-boats were, like the censers, made both in copper and silver,and were sometimes enamelled ; and a great number of goodexamples are to be found in the Fig. 34.—Censer in Italian Sculpture CHAPTER XIX CANDLESTICKS AND LIGHT-HOLDERS Lamps, candlesticks, chandeliers and coronas can be dividedinto two classes, one including those required for purely-religious and ceremonial purposes, and the other embracingthose employed for general illumination of civil or religiousbuildings. During the first three hundred years of its existenceceremonial lights, whether in the form of lamps, candles ortorches, were unknown in the Christian Church. Indeed,in the countries bordering on the Mediterranean Sea, whichduring the period of imperial rule in Rome included practi-cally all the civilised world, artificial light was but little usedfor domestic or any purposes, since in these regions day andnight were more evenly distributed than in northern latitudes ;and it was possible for a Greek or Roman of that date to getthrough his days work or pleasure without more assistancefrom artificial light than was necessary for him to get up bybefore the sun on a
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