From the former transept portal of the cathedral of Saint-Lazare at Autun; Roidet-Haudaille (architect), Autun, France ; Abbé Victor Terret, Autun, France ; [ Jean Peslier, Vézelay (sold 1935)] ; [ Brummer Gallery, Paris and New York (1935–1947)]
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Eight different creatures inhabit the seven blocks of this enchanting carved archway. All but two come from the imagination, merging parts of different animals found in nature. Beginning at far left, we see a manticore, a fantastic creature with the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail of a scorpion
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The Concourse of the BirdsThe manuscript from which this painting comes was produced in 1483 at the Timurid court of Sultan Husayn Baycara at Herat. It contains four illustrations that may or may not be by the hand of Bihzad, the most famous artist of that era, but represent his innovative, perfectionist style
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Inscription: (On scroll): . Ave . / . gracia . / . ple / na . (Hail [Mary] full of grace)Marking: Arms [on shield held by two angels, center top]: Vilanova of Castile, Catalonia, etc
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Textile FragmentThe royal textile factories of al-Andalus were famous throughout the medieval world in a period when luxury textiles constituted one of the most valuable possessions in a ruler’s treasury as well as in the trousseaux of wealthy brides
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Bargello, 353 B; see Allen 2008a, pp. 108–9. 6.
Remembering Richard E. Stone, Conservator Emeritus in the Department of Objects Conservation.
Symposium held December 3–5, 1996, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, edited by Pamela B.
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Richter, Gisela M. A. 1912. „Early Attic Vase.“ Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 7(4): pp. 68–71.Richter, Gisela M. A. 1917. Handbook of the Classical Collection. p
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