. International studio. ing also in Nos. 8and 9, as well as the gadroon ornament in theborder of the latter and of No. 15, alike betokena somewhat late stage of the art. They willscarcely be found in any examples prior to thesixteenth century. On the other hand, the boldspirals and dots of Nos. 2 and 5 are characteristicof the best period, the first half of the fifteenthcentury. The cesthetic value of lettering was fully realisedby Moorish artists. Hence this factor is onewhich constitutes an important element in Hispano-Aloresque lustre decoration. The lettering whichforms a ring within the o
. International studio. ing also in Nos. 8and 9, as well as the gadroon ornament in theborder of the latter and of No. 15, alike betokena somewhat late stage of the art. They willscarcely be found in any examples prior to thesixteenth century. On the other hand, the boldspirals and dots of Nos. 2 and 5 are characteristicof the best period, the first half of the fifteenthcentury. The cesthetic value of lettering was fully realisedby Moorish artists. Hence this factor is onewhich constitutes an important element in Hispano-Aloresque lustre decoration. The lettering whichforms a ring within the outer rim of plate No. 9,a late example, has become a meaningless con-vention. Far superior is the sacred monogram, ina fanciful variety of black-letter, in the centre ofthe dish, Fig. 10. But the finest of all are the simpleblack-letter characters of the text of the AngelicSalutation on the rim of the dish. Fig. 5. One hasonly to picture what the dish would be like withoutthem to appreciate how enormously the decorative.
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