The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . riiiiii^iitiif Clock : Austrian Court. largely practised bv men. Goinij further back still, to the times of the Bible,we read of the rich vestments made for the priests who ministered in the holyplaces, and mention is made of one, Ooliab, die son of Achisamech, of thetribe of Dan, who made vestments for Aaron, showing that the art was eventhen fostered and encouraged by religion. 342 THE IXTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. On pao-e 340 we illustrate a number of examples of Russian Jewelry,from the exhibit made by M. Krumbugel
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . riiiiii^iitiif Clock : Austrian Court. largely practised bv men. Goinij further back still, to the times of the Bible,we read of the rich vestments made for the priests who ministered in the holyplaces, and mention is made of one, Ooliab, die son of Achisamech, of thetribe of Dan, who made vestments for Aaron, showing that the art was eventhen fostered and encouraged by religion. 342 THE IXTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. On pao-e 340 we illustrate a number of examples of Russian Jewelry,from the exhibit made by M. Krumbugel, of St. Petersburg. There are severalvery different styles in this group, yet each and all are marked with originalityand characteristic treatment. The central pair of ear-rings have a suggestionof French feeling in their design, but not enough of it to allow them to bemistaken for French jewelry. In the other pieces, especially in the right-handone of the group, the oriental spirit and freedom of design are Xorwich Gate: Barnard. Bishop &• BarnarJs. Xorwic/i, Enf;lanJ. In execution, the Russian jewelry at the Centennial as a rule did not affectminute and delicate treatment as much as brilliancy of effect and gorgeousnessof color. Enamel was freely used whenever a rich contrast could be producedwith it, and a profusion of the most brilliant gems was another characteristicof the display. Until the invention of wheel-clocks moved by weights, which some personsattribute to the eenius of Archimedes, the science of horology was in a crudestate of development. The clepsydra, or water-clock, was perhaps the mostperfect piece of mechanism for measuring time known to the ancients, although INDUSTRIAL ART. 343 It was not as accu-rate as tlie sand-glasses which af-terwards came intovery general earliest formof clepsydra was areservoir, usually atransparent vase,filled with small orifice atthe bottom allowedthe liquid to flowout gradually, thelevel of its surf
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