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Book Review
Toulouse 1300–1400: L’éclat d’un gothique méridional
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 92–93
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Reviewer:
Williamson, Paul (Williamson, Paul)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
dates:
1300-1399
museums and institutions:
Musée de Cluny (Musée National du Moyen Âge), Paris, France
places:
Toulouse
styles:
Gothic architecture / Gothic art / Sculpture / Manuscripts / Ivories / Seals / Ceramicists / Metalwork / Paintings / Altarpieces / Reliquaries
Reviewed Items
styles:
Toulouse 1300–1400: L’éclat d’un gothique méridional Edited by Béatrice de Chancel-Bardelot and Charlotte Riou. 320 pp. incl. 240 col. ills. (Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais, Paris, 2022), €39. ISBN 978–2–7118–7501–6. | :
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
1. Jean Tissendier with a model of the Rieux Chapel. French (Toulouse), c.1333–43. Limestone, with paint and gilding, 132.5 by 60 by 42 cm. (Musée des Augustins, Toulouse).
Western art unattributed:
2. Detail of St Paul. French (Toulouse), c.1333– 43. Limestone, with paint and gilding, 185 by 63 by 45 cm. (Musée des Augustins, Toulouse).
Exhibition Review
Islam in Europe: 1000–1250
02/2023 | 1439 | 165
Pages: 173-176
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Reviewer:
Schwabauer, Adeline (Schwabauer, Adeline)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Dommuseum, Hildesheim, Germany
places:
Hildesheim
subjects:
Medieval art / Islam / Christianity / Chess / Vessels / Caskets / Textiles / Reliquaries / Rock crystals / Silks / Arabic scripts / Ornament / Coins / Seals
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Islam in Europe: 1000–1250 Dommuseum, Hildesheim 7th September 2022– 12th February 2023 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. The Silos Casket, by Muhammad ibn Zayyan. Cuenca, 1026 (AH 417). Enamel plates and fixtures, Silos, c.1150. Ivory, copper and enamel, 19 by 34 by 21 cm. (Museo de Burgos; exh. Dommuseum Hildesheim).
Western art unattributed:
6. Senmurv aquamanile. Second third of the 12th century. Copper alloy, silver and niello, 19.6 by 16.5 cm. (Dommuseum, Hildesheim).
Western art unattributed:
7. Panel from the Ambon of Henry II, Aachen Cathedral. Before 1014. Rock crystal and chess pieces, Abbasid or Byzantine Empire, 9th or 10th century. Copper foil, quartz and agate. (Aachen Cathedral; exh. Dommuseum Hildesheim).
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A pair of Qianlong imperial enamel painted glass vases in the Corning Museum of Glass
10/2020 | 1411 | 162
Pages: 832-839
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Author:
Maxwell, Christopher L. (Maxwell, Christopher L.)
Author:
Xue, Shelly (Xue, Shelly)
Subjects
media:
Glassware
museums and institutions:
Corning Museum of Glass, New York, United States
styles:
Qianlong period (1736-96) / Qing
subjects:
Vases / Glassware / Enamels / Chinese art / Iconography / Birds / Flowers / Symbolism (artistic concept) / Calligraphy / Seals / Techniques / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Materials / Qing
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Details of the left-hand vase in Fig.1, showing the golden pheasants (left) and peonies (right).
Attributed works:
7. A golden pheasant, by Yu Sheng and Zhang Weibang. c.1750−61. Ink on paper, 41.9 by 43.9 cm. (Repr. The Birds of the Qing Court, Beijing 2014).
Non-western art unattributed:
1. Pair of vases decorated with golden pheasants and peonies. China, Qianlong mark and period (1736−96). Enamel-painted glass, height 16.2 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, NY).
Non-western art unattributed:
3. Box. China, Kangxi mark and period (1696−1722). Enamel-painted glass, 3.2 by 4.5 cm. (Kunstmuseum Den Haag).
Non-western art unattributed:
4. Detail of a Yu Huchan vase decorated with golden pheasants and peonies, Qianlong period (1736−96). Enamel-painted porcelain, height 16.3 cm. (Tian Jin Museum, Tianjin).
Non-western art unattributed:
6. Details of the right-hand vase in Fig. 1, showing the golden pheasants (left) and peonies (right)
Non-western art unattributed:
8. Detail of the right-hand vase in Fig.1, showing the calligraphy and seals.
Western art unattributed:
2. Bottle. Probably Saxony, c.1710−20. Engraved opaque white glass, height 10.8 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, NY).
Publication Received
A Guide to British Medieval Seals
11/1997 | 1136 | 139
Pages: 805
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Reviewer:
Heslop, T. A. (Heslop, T. A.)
Subjects
places:
Great Britain
subjects:
Seals / British / Medieval / Guidebooks
Reviewed Items
subjects:
A Guide to British Medieval Seals | author: Harvey, P. D. A. , author: McGuinness, Andrew
Short Notice
Salerooms Discoveries:An Anglo Saxon Seal Matrix
04/1977 | 889 | 119
Pages: 308-309+311
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Author:
Hastings, Elizabeth-Anne (Hastings, Elizabeth-Anne)
Subjects
dates:
1970-1979
places:
England / London
subjects:
Art market
subjects:
Anglo-Saxon / Ivories / Seals
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
117. The Seal Matrix of Wulfric. Late Tenth or Early Eleventh Century A. D. Ivory; Diameter, 4 cm. (Sale, Christie's, March 1977).
Western art unattributed:
118. Reverse of the Seal Illustrated in Fig. 117. [The Seal Matrix of Wulfric. Late Tenth or Early Eleventh Century A. D. Ivory; Diameter, 4 cm. (Sale, Christie's, March 1977).]
Book Review
Island Gems: A Study of Greek Seals in the Geometric and Early Archaic Periods
11/1965 | 752 | 107
Pages: 584-585
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Reviewer:
Robertson, Martin (Robertson, Martin; Robertson, C. M.; Robertson, Charles Martin)
Subjects
places:
Greece
subjects:
Seals / Greek (ancient) sculpture / Gems
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Island Gems: A Study of Greek Seals in the Geometric and Early Archaic Periods | author: Boardman, John
Book Review
Cretan Seals; With a Catalogue of the Minoan Gems in the Ashmolean Museum
07/1963 | 724 | 105
Pages: 333
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Reviewer:
Robertson, Martin (Robertson, Martin; Robertson, C. M.; Robertson, Charles Martin)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Great Britain
places:
Greece / Crete / England / Oxford
subjects:
Seals / Gems / Minoan / Catalogues
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Cretan Seals; With a Catalogue of the Minoan Gems in the Ashmolean Museum | author: Kenna, V. E. G.
Book Review
Cylinder Seals of Western Asia
01/1960 | 682 | 102
Pages: 43-44
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Reviewer:
Bury, John Bernard (Bury, John Bernard; Bury, John; B., J.; Bury, J. B.; B., J. B.; Bury, J. B.)
Subjects
places:
Asia
subjects:
Sculpture / Seals / Asian
subjects:
Cylinder seals
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Cylinder Seals of Western Asia | author: Wiseman, D. J.
Short Notice
The Silver Seal-Case of the Earl of Montrose
11/1959 | 680 | 101
Pages: 404+406-407
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Author:
Finlay, Ian (Finlay, Ian)
Subjects
dates:
1600-1649
patrons:
Graham, John, Third Earl of Montrose, 1548-1608
patrons:
James I, King of England, 1566-1625
places:
England / Scotland
subjects:
Metalwork / Silverwork / Seals
subjects:
Aristocracy / Patronage
Illustrations
Attributed works:
48. Seal-Case of 3rd Earl of Montrose, Showing Canongate Townmark, Assay-Groove, and Punch of George Cunningham, Senr.
Attributed works:
49. Seal-Case of 3rd Earl of Montrose, Showing the Montrose Arms. 1604. Silver-Gilt. (Collection the Duke of Montrose; on Loan to the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh.)
Attributed works:
50. Seal-Case of 3rd Earl of Montrose, Showing Royal Arms Engraved on Lid.
Short Notice
Censors' Seals and the Dating of Japanese Colour-Prints: Some Further Conclusions
02/1956 | 635 | 98
Pages: 54-55
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Author:
Robinson, B. W. (Robinson, B. W.; Robinson, Basil William; R., B. W.)
Subjects
artists:
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861
dates:
1800-1899
places:
Japan
subjects:
Japanese painting / Japanese prints / Dating
subjects:
Censor seals / Seals
subjects:
Ukiyo-e prints / Ukiyo-e
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