"Medieval Church Treasuries": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 43 no. 3 (Winter, 1985-1986)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 43 | NUMBER 3

"Medieval Church Treasuries"

Frazer, Margaret

1985

56 pages

8.5 x 11 in

This title is out of print.

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Margaret English Frazer

Met Art in Publication

The Antioch "Chalice", Silver, silver-gilt, Byzantine — The Antioch "Chalice"
Byzantine
500–550

Cruet, Silver, silver-gilt, German — Cruet
German
1518

Cruet, Silver, silver-gilt, German — Cruet
German
1518

Circular Box (Pyxis) with the Miracle of Christ’s Multiplication of the Loaves, Elephant ivory with polychromy, Byzantine — Circular Box (Pyxis) with the Miracle of Christ’s Multiplication of the Loaves
Byzantine
6th century

Saint Valerie, Copper repoussé gilt, French — Saint Valerie
French
19th or early 20th century (13th century style)

Monstrance, Silver-gilt, German — Monstrance
German
about 1450

Manuscript Leaf with the Celebration of a Mass in an Initial S, from an Antiphonary, Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Italian — Manuscript Leaf with the Celebration of a Mass in an Initial S, from an Antiphonary
Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius
second half 15th century

Tabernacle of Cherves, Copper (plaques): engraved, scraped, stippled, and gilt; (appliqués): repoussé, chased, engraved, scraped, and gilt; champlevé enamel: medium blue, turquoise, medium green, yellow, red, and white, modern wood mount, French — Tabernacle of Cherves
French
ca. 1220–1230

Plaque with Saint Paul, Silver, originally partially gilt, Byzantine — Plaque with Saint Paul
Byzantine
550–600

Plaque with Saint Peter, Silver, niello, originally partially gilt, Byzantine — Plaque with Saint Peter
Byzantine
550–600

Plaque with Agnus Dei on a Cross between Emblems of the Four Evangelists, Elephant ivory, South Italian — Plaque with Agnus Dei on a Cross between Emblems of the Four Evangelists
South Italian
1000–1050

Panel with an Ivory Crucifixion Scene, Silver-gilt with pseudo-filigree, glass & stone cabochons, cloisonné enamel, elephant ivory with traces of gilding on pine support, Spanish — Panel with an Ivory Crucifixion Scene
Spanish
late 11th century

Panel with Byzantine Ivory Carving of the Crucifixion, Silver-gilt with pseudo-filigree, glass, crystal, and sapphire cabochons, ivory on wood support, Byzantine (ivory); Spanish (setting) — Panel with Byzantine Ivory Carving of the Crucifixion
Byzantine (ivory); Spanish (setting)
10th century (ivory); late 11th century (setting)

Liturgical Fan (Flabellum), Gilt bronze, champlevé enamel, silver, semiprecious stones, glass, gems, gold filigree, cabochons, German — Liturgical Fan (Flabellum)
German
19th century, with minor elements of about 1200

Cover of a Censer, Godefridus, Copper alloy, cast, engraved, chased, punched, and gilded, South Netherlandish — Cover of a Censer
Godefridus
mid-12th century

Censer, Silver, raised and cast, Swiss — Censer
Swiss
before 1477

Situla (Bucket for Holy Water), Elephant ivory with gilded copper-alloy mounts and foil inlays, Carolingian — Situla (Bucket for Holy Water)
Carolingian
860–880

Asperges, Copper gilt, silver, amber, and enamel, French — Asperges
French
15th century

Comb, Bone, Mediterranean — Comb
Mediterranean
12th–13th century

Scenes from the Life of Saint Augustine of Hippo, Master of Saint Augustine Netherlandish, Oil, gold, and silver on wood, Netherlandish — Scenes from the Life of Saint Augustine of Hippo
Master of Saint Augustine
ca. 1490

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