book-cover
- Museum number
- 1878,1101.5
- Description
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Book cover; copper gilt and champlevé enamel; Crucifixion with Virgin and St John on either side of the cross; schematic representation of skull at feet of Christ; inscribed plaque above Christ's head; above that, hand of God; two angels on either side: one holds the sun, the other holds the moon in its crescent form; all figures reserved, engraved with fragmentary gilding, enamelled haloes; dark-blue enamel background are enamelled circles and rosettes in light blue, white, green, yellow and red; pierced with fourteen holes for attachment; the transverse arms of cross ornamented with reserved foliage scroll.
- Production date
- 1200 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 222 millimetres
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Width: 105 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This plaque would originally have been pinned onto a bookcover. For another plaque with identical subject-matter, see PRN 5151. For a discussion of the development of Limoges enamelling, see Gauthier below. See also departmental enamel index. PSH 27.11.91.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1878
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1878,1101.5
