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A Valencian tin-glazed and lustred dish for the Duke of Burgundy
08/2024 | 1457 | 166
Pages: 764–780
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Kingwill, Susannah (Kingwill, Susannah)
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11. Dish with the arms of the Duke of Burgundy. Valencian, probably Manises workshop. 1404–29. Tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration, diameter 47.5 cm. (Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid).
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18. Fragment from the Arcade of the Tomb of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria, by Jean de la Huerta. c.1443–55. Alabaster, 14 by 12.8 by 5.2 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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19. Tile fragment from the Chartreuse de Champmol decorated with the lion of Flanders, by Jean de Giron. 1383–89. Tin-glazed earthen tile decorated with a cobalt glaze, estimated dimensions of original tile 18 by 18 by 3 cm. (Musée des Beaux Arts, Dijon).
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2. Detail of fol.188v of the Breviary of John the Fearless, showing the Burgundian duke (left) and duchesses’ (right) arms. Between 1413 and 1419. Illumination on parchment. (British Library, London, MS 2897).
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20. Tile fragment from the Chartreuse de Champmol decorated with the armorial bands of Burgundy, by Jean de Giron. 1383–89. Tin-glazed earthen tile decorated with a cobalt glaze, estimated dimensions of original tile 18.5 by 13 by 3 cm. (Musée des Beaux Arts, Dijon).
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4. Dish with the arms of the King of France (centre), the dauphin (top), Philip the Good (lower left) and Isabella of Portugal (lower right). Valencian, probably Manises workshop, c.1456–61. Tin-glazed earthenware decorated with cobalt and lustre glazes, dimensions unknown (formerly in the Rothschild Collection; © Christie’s, London).
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6. The Last Supper of Solsona, by Jaume Ferrer the Elder. 1400–33. Oil on panel, 115 by 327 cm. (Museo Diocesano Y Comarcal, Solsona; Getty Images).
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7. Detail of Fig.6, showing the foliage motifs on a lustred dish.
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8. The Portinari Altarpiece, by Hugo van der Goes. 1476–79. Oil on panel, central panel 253 by 304 cm., wings each 253 by 141 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence; Bridgeman Images).
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9. Detail of the central panel of Fig.8, showing the foliate design on the arbarello. (Bridgeman Images).
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1. Dish with the arms of the Duke of Burgundy. Valencian. 1404–29. Tin-glazed earthenware decorated with cobalt and lustre glazes, diameter 38.1 cm. (Wallace Collection, London).
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10. Dish with the arms of René of Anjou. Valencian, probably Manises workshop. c.1450. Tin-glazed earthenware decorated with cobalt and lustre glazes, diameter 47.6 cm. (British Museum, London).
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12. Hanap decorated with the emblems of John the Fearless. French. c.1405–19. Pounced and gilded silver, height 23.7 cm. (Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe; from R. Lightbown: Secular Goldsmiths’ Work in Medieval France: A History, London 1978, plate XXIV).
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13. Bowl with the arms of the duke of Burgundy engraved on its base. French, Dijon. Second half of 14th–first third of 15th century. Hammered silver with gilded silver cast decoration, diameter 16.8 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston).
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14. Le Livre de Merveilles du Monde, fol.226. c.1410–12. Illumination on parchment, 42 by 29.8 cm. (Bibliotheque Nacional, Paris, MS Fr 2810 fol.226; Bridgeman Images).
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15. Le Livre de l’information des rois et princes, fol.81r. 1400–19. Illumination on parchment, 36 by 20.8 cm. (Bibliothèque Royale Belgique, Brussels, KRB MS 9475).
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16. Sculpted vault, Tour de Jean sans Peur. French. 1409–11. Stone. (Photograph the author).
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17. Comparison of the Wallace dish wreath (Fig.1) with the hops from Figs.14, 15, 13 and 16.
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3. Reverse of Fig.1. (Photograph the author).
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5. Dish with IHS monogram and floral pattern. Valencian, probably Manises workshop, 1430–60. Tin-glazed earthenware decorated with cobalt and lustre glazes, diameter 46 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Book Review
Une théorie universelle au milieu du XIXe siècle: La ‘Grammar of Ornament’ d’Owen Jones. By Ariane Varela Braga
02/2019 | 1391 | 161
Pages: 172-174
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Van Zanten, David (Van Zanten, David; Zanten, David van)
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6. Osler’s Gallery, Oxford Street, London, by Owen Jones. c.1858–60. Ink and watercolour, 147.3 by 102 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
A Taste for the Exotic: European Silks of the Eighteenth Century. Abegg-Stiftung, Riggisberg
11/2018 | 1388 | 160
Pages: 960-962
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Browne, Clare (Browne, Clare)
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13. Woven silk, France or Italy. 1700–10, 259 by 226 cm. (Abegg-Stiftung, Riggisberg).
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14. Woven silk, France or Italy. 1725–30, 99 by 77.5 cm. (Abegg-Stiftung, Riggisberg).
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15. Woven silk, Amsterdam. c.1735, 143 by 52 cm. (Abegg-Stiftung, Riggisberg).
Book Review
Dictionary of Ornament
01/1987 | 1006 | 129
Pages: 42
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Barber, Giles (Barber, Giles)
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Dictionary of Ornament | author: Darley, Gillian , author: Lewis, Phillippa
Book Review
The Psychology of Decorative Art
05/1979 | 914 | 121
Pages: 322-323
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Wollheim, Richard (Wollheim, Richard)
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The Sense of Order: A Study in the Psychology of Decorative Art | author: Gombrich, E. H.
Article
Observations on the Origin of the Arms of Edward the Confessor
11/1953 | 608 | 95
Pages: 358-363
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Delmar, Emil (Delmar, Emil; Delmar, E.)
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12. Coptic Printed Linen Cloth, Fifth Century A. D. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)
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13. Coptic Tapestry, Fourth Century A. D. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.)
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14. Detail from Coptic Tapestry, Fifth Century A. D. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)
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15. Detail from Model of a Coptic Church. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.)
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16. Coptic Gravestone, c. A. D.850. (British Museum.)
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17. Detail from a Coptic Gravestone, c. A. D.850. (British Museum.)
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18. Reverse of a Coin of Edward the Confessor (Enlarged from a Plaster Cast).
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19. Coin of Wiglaf of Mercia.
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20. Coin of Coenwulf of Mercia.
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21. Coin of Cnut.
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22. Coin of Aethelweard.
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23, 24. Coins of Edmund of East Anglia.
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25. Coptic Gravestone, Sixth-Seventh Century. (Berlin Museum.)
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26. Coptic Tapestry. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.)
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27. The Court of Common Pleas. Fifteenth-Century Miniature.
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A. Arms of Edward the Confessor (South Aisle of Nave, Westminster Abbey). Reproduced by Permission of the Controller, H. M. Stationery Office.
Article
Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
04/1943 | 481 | 82
Pages: 91-99+101
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Bulling, Anneliese (Bulling, Anneliese; Bulling, A.)
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Drawings (Partly Reconstructed) of Neolithic Pottery Symbols. Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 9, 10, 14, 12, 18, 13, 17, 15, 16, 20, 22, 21, 19
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Plate I. A-Kuei, Food Vessel. (Sir Neil Malcolm). Found at Hsin Ts'un near Hsün Hsien. Early Chou Period. Sun/Moon Symbols Alternating with Fire Spirals Symbol. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
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Plate I. B-T. L. V. or Cosmic Mirror. (Musee Guimet. Paris). Period of the Warring States (ca. 481-221 B. C.) Diameter 18.5 cm. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
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Plate I. C-Funerary Vase. Kansu. (Ostasiatiska Samlingarna, Stockholm). Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
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Plate I. D-Stone-Rubbing from Tomb of Wu Family, A. D. 148. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
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Plate II. A-Funerary Ware (Ming Ch'i). Clay Model of a Gate with Impressed Scenery and Patterns. Rosettes between Trees Are an Old Star- or Sun-Symbol in the Calendar Symbolism of Western Asia. (Musée Cernuschi, Paris). On This Gate Are Represented Also Rows of Gates Flanked by Trees and Birds. This Scene Might Stand for a Constellation Myth. The Stag Whose Head Adorns the Middle of the Gate Plays a Part in Autumn and Marriage Rites. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
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Plate II. B-Pillar from the Entrance to the Grave of Shen. Szchuan, Second Century, A. D. The Upper Part of This Pillar Imitates Wooden Beams and from One of the Beams Is Suspended the Symbol of the Emperor and the Solar Year, the "Pi" Disc. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
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Plate III. A-Carved Marble Slab. A. D. 114. 88 by 119 cm. (Baron von der Heydt, Lent to Victoria and Albert Museum). Another Performance of a Cosmological Myth. The Tree on the Left Is Probably the Joh-Tree, Whose Flowers Light the World before the Sun Rises; It Is Connected with the Moon. Jugglers, Dancers, Acrobats, Etc., Make It Plain That This Represents a Performance. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
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Plate III. B-Mirror, Bronze. End of the Han Period or Later. Sun, Moon and Star Symbols Are Replaced by Representations of King Mu and Hsi Wang Mu. This Strengthens Our Point That the Myth Takes Its Root in Neolithic Astronomical Imitation Plays and Can, Therefore, Replace the Sun, Moon and Star Symbols. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
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Plate III. C-Hu. Bronze Vessel. Height 37 cm. Period of the Warring States. (Chinese Government). Symbols Replaced by Representations of Performances, e. g., a Man Performs a Ritual Dance, Others Fight with Tigers and Wild Boars. Yao Shooting the Wild Boar and a Light between Two Pretenders for the Throne of Yü (See Lower Row) Are Recorded in the T'ien Wên. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
Short Notice
A Newly Discovered Irish Gold Torc
06/1942 | 471 | 80
Pages: 152-153
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Roskill, V. (Roskill, V.)
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B-Gold Torc. Middle Bronze Age. (Mr. Thomas Lumley). Shorter Notices: A Newly Discovered Irish Gold Torc
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Some Silks Woven under Portuguese Influence in the Far East
08/1940 | 449 | 77
Pages: 52-53+55-56+58-60+63
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Wingfield Digby, George (Wingfield Digby, George; D., G. F. W.; Digby, G. F. Wingfield; Digby, George Wingfield; Digby, G. W.; Digby, G. Wingfield)
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Japanese Silk Showing "Wanashi" Pattern. (Victoria and Albert Museum)
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Plate I. A, B-Silk Damasks, Macao. Second Half of the Sixteenth Century; C-Satin and Twill Silk Tissue. Spanish. Sixteenth Century; D, E-Silk Tissues. Macao. Second Half of the Sixteenth Century. (All in the Victoria and Albert Museum); F-Silk Tissue. Macao. Second Half of the Sixteenth Century. (Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne). Some Silks Woven under Portuguese Influence in the Far East
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Plate II. A-Embroidered Silk Coverlet. Indo-Portuguese. Sixteenth Century; B-K'O-Ssu. Chinese (Reproduced from A. De Tizac: Etoffes de la Chine (1914); C-Silk Damask. Macao. Second Half of the Sixteenth Century; D-Silk and Gold Tissue. Japanese. Probably Eighteenth Century; E-Silk Damask. Macao. Second Half of the Sixteenth Century; F-Silk Damask. Spanish. Sixteenth Century. (All Except B-In the Victoria and Albert Museum). Some Silks Woven under Portuguese Influence in the Far East
Book Review
A Grammar of Chinese Lattice
07/1939 | 436 | 75
Pages: 46
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Yetts, W. Perceval (Yetts, W. Perceval; Yetts, Walter Perceval; Yetts, W. Percival; Y., W. P.; Yetts, Perceval; Y., P.; Yetts, W. P.)
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A Grammar of Chinese Lattice | author: Dye, D. S.
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