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Book-cover in gilt bronze and champleve enamel with symbols of the Evangelists surrounding Christ in Majesty

Maker

Limoges Workshop 12th century (enameler)

Title

Book-cover in gilt bronze and champleve enamel with symbols of the Evangelists surrounding Christ in Majesty

Date of Production

1190 - 1200

Medium

gilt bronze enamel

Dimensions

Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 11.5 cm

Accession Number

O.1966.GP.68

Mode of Acquisition

Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords


Label Text

This plaque, originally the centrepiece of a large liturgical book cover, exploits the arts of metalworking to the full, contrasting delicately chiselled gilt bronze elements with the brilliant blue of the enamel background.

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

The Gambier-Parry Collection, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London

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