TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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| [FURNITURE: HOUSEHOLD AND ECCLESIASTICAL] | [1] | |
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| Simplicity of Furniture among the Gauls and Franks.—Introduction of costly taste inarticles of Furniture of the Seventh Century.—Arm-chair of Dagobert.—Round Tableof King Artus.—Influence of the Crusades.—Regal Banquet in the time of Charles V.—Benches.—Sideboards.—DinnerServices.—Goblets.—Brassware.—Casks.—Lighting.—Beds.—Carved-woodFurniture.—Locksmith’s Work.—Glass and Mirrors.—Roomof a Feudal Seigneur.—Costliness of Furniture used for Ecclesiastical Purposes.—Altars.—Censers.—Shrinesand Reliquaries.—Gratings and Iron-mountings. | ||
| [TAPESTRY] | [37] | |
| Scriptural Origin of Tapestry.—Needlework Embroidery in Ancient Greek and RomanTimes.—Attalic Carpets.—Manufacture of Carpets in Cloisters.—Manufactory atPoitiers in the Twelfth Century.—Bayeux Tapestry, named “De la Reine Mathilde.”—ArrasCarpets.—Inventory of the Tapestries of Charles V.; enormous Value of theseEmbroidered Hangings.—Manufactory at Fontainebleau, under Francis I.—TheManufacture of the Hôpital de la Trinité, at Paris.—The Tapestry Workers, Dubourgand Laurent, in the reign of Henry IV.—Factories of Savonnerie and Gobelins. | ||
| [CERAMIC ART] | [53] | |
| Pottery Workshops in the Gallo-Romano Period.—Ceramic Art disappears for severalCenturies in Gaul: is again found in the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries.—ProbableInfluence of Arabian Art in Spain.—Origin of Majolica.—Luca della Robbia and hisSuccessors.—Enamelled Tiles in France, dating from the Twelfth Century.—TheItalian Manufactories of Faenza, Rimini, Pesaro, &c.—Beauvais Pottery.—Inventionand Works of Bernard Palissy; his History; his Chefs-d’œuvre.—The Faïence ofThouars, called “Henri II.” | ||
| [ARMS AND ARMOUR] | [75] | |
| Arms of the Time of Charlemagne.—Arms of the Normans at the Time of the Conquestof England.—Progress of Armoury under the Influence of the Crusades.—The Coat ofMail.—The Crossbow.—The Hauberk and the Hoqueton.—The Helmet, the Hat ofIron, the Cervelière, the Greaves, and the Gauntlet; the Breastplate and the Cuish.—TheCasque with Vizor.—Plain Armour and Ribbed Armour.—The Salade Helmet.—Costlinessof Armour.—Invention of Gunpowder.—Bombards.—Hand-Cannons.—TheCulverin, the Falconet.—The Arquebus with Metal-holder, with Match, and withWheel.—The Gun and the Pistol. | ||
| [CARRIAGES AND SADDLERY] | [107] | |
| Horsemanship among the Ancients.—The Riding-horse and the Carriage-horse.—Chariotsarmed with Scythes.—Vehicles of the Romans, the Gauls, and the Franks:Carruca, the Petoritum, the Cisium, the Plastrum, the Basterna, the Carpentum.—Differentkinds of Saddle-horses in the Days of Chivalry.—The Spur a distinctiveSign of Nobility: its Origin.—The Saddle, its Origin and its Modifications.—TheTilter.—Carriages.—The Mules of Magistrates.—Corporations of Saddlers and Harness-makers,Lorimers, Coachmakers, Chapuiseurs, Blazonniers, and Saddle-coverers. | ||
| [GOLD AND SILVER WORK] | [123] | |
| Its Antiquity.—The Trésor de Guarrazar.—The Merovingian and Carlovingian Periods.—EcclesiasticalJewellery.—Pre-eminence of the Byzantine Goldsmiths.—Progress ofthe Art consequent on the Crusades.—The Gold and Enamels of Limoges.—Jewelleryceases to be restricted to Purposes of Religion.—Transparent Enamels.—Jean of Pisa,Agnolo of Siena, Ghiberti.—Great Painters and Sculptors from the Goldsmiths’Workshops.—Benvenuto Cellini.—The Goldsmiths of Paris. | ||
| [HOROLOGY] | [169] | |
| Modes of measuring Time among the Ancients.—The Gnomon.—The Water-Clock.—TheHour-Glass.—The Water-Clock, improved by the Persians and by the Italians.—Gerbertinvents the Escapement and the moving Weights.—The Striking-bell.—MaistreJehan des Orloges.—Jacquemart of Dijon.—The first Clock in Paris.—Earliestportable Timepiece.—Invention of the spiral Spring.—First appearance of Watches.—TheWatches, or “Eggs,” of Nuremberg.—Invention of the Fusee.—Corporation ofClockmakers.—Noted Clocks at Jena, Strasburg, Lyons, &c.—Charles-Quint andJannellus.—The Pendulum. | ||
| [MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS] | [187] | |
| Music in the Middle Ages.—Musical Instruments from the Fourth to the ThirteenthCentury.—Wind Instruments: the Single and Double Flute, the Pandean Pipes, theReed-pipe.—The Hautboy, the Flageolet, Trumpets, Horns, Olifants, the HydraulicOrgan, the Bellows-Organ.—Instruments of Percussion: the Bell, the Hand-bell,Cymbals, the Timbrel, the Triangle, the Bombulum, Drums.—Stringed Instruments:the Lyre, the Cithern, the Harp, the Psaltery, the Nable, the Chorus, the Organistrum,the Lute and the Guitar, the Crout, the Rote, the Viola, the Gigue, the Monochord. | ||
| [PLAYING-CARDS] | [223] | |
| Supposed Date of their Invention.—Existed in India in the Twelfth Century.—Theirconnection with the Game of Chess.—Brought into Europe after the Crusades.—FirstMention of a Game with Cards in 1379.—Cards well known in the Fifteenth Centuryin Spain, Germany, and France, under the name of Tarots.—Cards called Charles theSixth’s must have been Tarots.—Ancient Cards, French, Italian, and German.—Cardscontributing to the Invention of Wood-Engraving and Printing. | ||
| [GLASS-PAINTING] | [251] | |
| Painting on Glass mentioned by Historians in the Third Century of our Era.—GlazedWindows at Brioude in the Sixth Century.—Coloured Glass at St. John Lateran andSt. Peter’s in Rome.—Church-Windows of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries inFrance: Saint-Denis, Sens, Poitiers, Chartres, Rheims, &c.—In the Fourteenth andFifteenth Centuries the Art was at its Zenith.—Jean Cousin.—The Célestins of Paris:Saint-Gervais.—Robert Pinaigrier and his Sons.—Bernard Palissy decorates theChapel of the Castle of Ecouen.—Foreign Art: Albert Dürer. | ||
| [FRESCO-PAINTING] | [269] | |
| The Nature of Fresco.—Employed by the Ancients.—Paintings at Pompeii.—Greek andRoman Schools.—Mural Paintings destroyed by the Iconoclasts and Barbarians.—Revivalof Fresco, in the Ninth Century, in Italy.—Fresco-Painters since Guido ofSiena.—Principal Works of these Painters.—Successors of Raphael and MichaelAngelo.—Fresco in Sgraffito.—Mural Paintings in France from the Twelfth Century.—GothicFrescoes of Spain.—Mural Paintings in the Low Countries, Germany, andSwitzerland. | ||
| [PAINTING ON WOOD, CANVAS, Etc.] | [283] | |
| The Rise of Christian Painting.—The Byzantine School.—First Revival in Italy.—Cimabue,Giotto, Fra Angelico.—Florentine School: Leonardo da Vinci, MichaelAngelo.—Roman School: Perugino, Raphael.—Venetian School: Titian, Tintoretto,Veronese.—Lombard School: Correggio, Parmigianino.—Spanish School.—Germanand Flemish Schools: Stephen of Cologne, John of Bruges, Lucas van Leyden,Albert Dürer, Lucas van Cranach, Holbein.—Painting in France during the MiddleAges.—Italian Masters in France.—Jean Cousin. | ||
| [ENGRAVING] | [315] | |
| Origin of Wood-Engraving.—The St. Christopher of 1423.—“The Virgin and ChildJesus.”—The earliest Masters of Wood-Engraving.—Bernard Milnet.—Engraving inCamaïeu.—Origin of Engraving on Metal.—The “Pax” of Maso Finiguerra.—Theearliest Engravers on Metal.—Niello Work.—Le Maître of 1466.—Le Maître of 1486.Martin Schöngauer, Israel van Mecken, Wenceslaus of Olmutz, Albert Dürer, MarcAntonio, Lucas van Leyden.—Jean Duret and the French School.—The DutchSchool.—The Masters of Engraving. | ||
| [SCULPTURE] | [339] | |
| Origin of Christian Sculpture.—Statues in Gold and Silver.—Traditions of Antique Art.—Sculpturein Ivory.—Iconoclasts.—Diptychs.—The highest Style of Sculpturefollows the Phases of Architecture.—Cathedrals and Monasteries from the year 1000.—Schoolsof Burgundy, Champagne, Normandy, Lorraine, &c.—German, English,Spanish, and Italian Schools.—Nicholas of Pisa and his Successors.—Position ofFrench Sculpture in the Thirteenth Century.—Florentine Sculpture and Ghiberti.—FrenchSculptors from the Fifteenth to the Sixteenth Century. | ||
| [ARCHITECTURE] | [373] | |
| The Basilica the first Christian Church.—Modification of Ancient Architecture.—ByzantineStyle.—Formation of the Norman Style.—Principal Norman Churches.—Ageof the Transition from Norman to Gothic.—Origin and Importance of the Ogive.—PrincipalEdifices in the pure Gothic Style.—The Gothic Church, an Emblem ofthe Religious Spirit in the Middle Ages.—Florid Gothic.—Flamboyant Gothic.—Decadency.—Civiland Military Architecture: Castles, Fortified Enclosures, PrivateHouses, Town-Halls.—Italian Renaissance: Pisa, Florence, Rome.—French Renaissance:Mansions and Palaces. | ||
| [PARCHMENT AND PAPER] | [413] | |
| Parchment in Ancient Times.—Papyrus.—Preparation of Parchment and Vellum in theMiddle Ages.—Sale of Parchment at the Fair of Lendit.—Privilege of the Universityof Paris on the Sale and Purchase of Parchment.—Different Applications of Parchment.—CottonPaper imported from China.—Order of the Emperor Frederick II.concerning Paper.—The Employment of Linen Paper, dating from the TwelfthCentury.—Ancient Water-Marks on Paper.—Paper Manufactories in France andother parts of Europe. | ||
| [MANUSCRIPTS] | [423] | |
| Manuscripts in Olden Times.—Their Form.—Materials of which they were composed.—TheirDestruction by the Goths.—Rare at the Beginning of the Middle Ages.—TheCatholic Church preserved and multiplied them.—Copyists.—Transcription ofDiplomas.—Corporation of Scribes and Booksellers.—Palæography.—Greek Writings.—Uncialand Cursive Manuscripts.—Sclavonic Writings.—Latin Writers.—TironianShorthand.—Lombardic Characters.—Diplomatic.—Capetian.—Ludovicinian.—Gothic.—Runic.—Visigothic.—Anglo-Saxon.—Irish. | ||
| [MINIATURES IN MANUSCRIPTS] | [443] | |
| Miniatures at the Beginning of the Middle Ages.—The two “Vatican” Virgils.—Paintingof Manuscripts under Charlemagne and Louis le Débonnaire.—Tradition of Greek Artin Europe.—Decline of the Miniature in the Tenth Century.—Origin of Gothic Art.—FineManuscript of the time of St. Louis.—Clerical and Lay Miniature-Painters.—Caricatureand the Grotesque.—Miniatures in Monochrome and in Grisaille.—Illuminatorsat the Court of France and to the Dukes of Burgundy.—School of John Fouquet.—ItalianMiniature-Painters.—Giulio Clovio.—French School under Louis XII. | ||
| [BOOKBINDING] | [471] | |
| Primitive Binding of Books.—Bookbinding among the Romans.—Bookbinding withGoldsmith’s Work from the Fifth Century.—Chained Books.—Corporation of Lieurs,or Bookbinders.—Books bound in Wood, with Metal Corners and Clasps.—FirstBindings in Leather, honeycombed (waffled?) and gilt.—Description of some celebratedBindings of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries.—Sources of Modern Bookbinding.—JohnGrollier.—President de Thou.—Kings and Queens of France Bibliomaniacs.—Superiorityof Bookbinding in France. | ||
| [PRINTING] | [485] | |
| Who was the Inventor of Printing?—Movable Letters in ancient Times.—BlockPrinting.—Laurent Coster.—Donati and Specula.—Gutenberg’s Process.—Partnershipof Gutenberg and Faust.—Schœffer.—The Mayence Bible.—The Psalter of1457.—The “Rationale” of 1459.—Gutenberg prints by himself.—The “Catholicon”of 1460.—Printing at Cologne, Strasbourg, Venice, and Paris.—Louis XI. andNicholas Jenson.—German Printers at Rome.—Incunabula.—Colard Mansion.—Caxton.—Improvementof Typographical Processes up to the Sixteenth Century. | ||
TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
| I. CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS. | ||
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| Plate | To face page | |
| [1.] | The Annunciation. Fac-simile of Miniature taken from the “Hours” of Anne de Bretagne, formerly belonging to Catherine de Medicis | [Frontispiece] |
| [2.] | Distaff and Bedposts of the Sixteenth Century | [20] |
| [3.] | Adoration of the Magi. Bernese Tapestry of the Fifteenth Century | [46] |
| [4.] | Paris in the Fifteenth Century. Beauvais Tapestry | [50] |
| [5.] | Encaustic Tiles | [58] |
| [6.] | Biberon of Henri Deux Faience | [64] |
| [7.] | Casque, Morion, and Helmets | [82] |
| [8.] | Entrance of Queen Isabella of Bavaria into Paris. From Froissart’s “Chronicles” | [118] |
| [9.] | Jewelled Crosses of the Visigoths, found at Guarrazar. Seventh Century | [124] |
| [10.] | Drageoir, or Table Ornament. German work | [154] |
| [11.] | Clock of Damaskeened Iron of the Fifteenth Century; and Watches of the Sixteenth Century | [180] |
| [12.] | Francis I. and Eleanor his Wife at their Devotions. Sixteenth Century | [266] |
| [13.] | The Dream of Life, a Fresco by Orcagna | [276] |
| [14.] | St. Catherine and St. Agnes, by Margaret van Eyck | [300] |
| [15.] | Clovis the First and Clotilde his Wife | [352] |
| [16.] | Decoration of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris | [386] |
| [17.] | Coronation of Charles the Fifth of France. From Froissart’s “Chronicles” | [464] |
| [18.] | Panel of a Book-cover of the Ninth Century | [472] |
| [19.] | Diptych of Ivory | [474] |
| II. ENGRAVINGS. | |
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| Abbey of St. Denis | [416] |
| Alhambra, Interior of the | [405] |
| Alphabet, Specimen of Grotesque | [327] |
| Altar-cloth of the Fifteenth Century | [30] |
| “ Cross ascribed to St. Eloi | [137] |
| “ of Gold | [130] |
| “ Tray and Chalice | [31] |
| Arch, Restoration of a Norman | [343] |
| Archer of Normandy | [79] |
| Archers of the Fifteenth Century, France | [88] |
| Arles, Sculptures on St. Trophimus | [384], [385] |
| Armour, Convex, of the Fifteenth Century | [84] |
| “ Knights in complete | [89] |
| “ Lion | [90] |
| “ of the Duc d’Alençon | [92] |
| “ Plain, of the Fifteenth Century | [83] |
| Arms of the Cardmakers of Paris | [250] |
| “ Goldsmiths of Paris | [160] |
| Arquebus with Wheel and Match | [103] |
| Arquebusier | [102] |
| Atelier of Etienne Delaulne | [158] |
| Bagpiper, Thirteenth Century | [199] |
| Banner of Paper-makers of Paris | [422] |
| “ Printers-Booksellers of Angers | [479] |
| “ Printers-Booksellers of Autun | [484] |
| “ Saddlers of Tonnerre | [121] |
| “ Sword-cutlers of Angers | [105] |
| “ Tapestry Workers of Lyons | [51] |
| Banners of Corporations | [161] |
| Banquet in the Fifteenth Century | [12] |
| Basilica of Constantine, at Trèves | [374] |
| Basilica of St. Peter’s, Rome, Interior of | [407] |
| Bas-relief in carved wood | [34] |
| Battle-axe and Pistol, Sixteenth Century | [104] |
| Bed furnished with Canopy and Curtains | [19] |
| Belfry of Brussels | [404] |
| Bell in a Tower of Siena, Twelfth Century | [206] |
| Bells of the Ninth Century, Chime of | [208] |
| Bolt of the Sixteenth Century, with Initial | [23] |
| Bombards on fixed and rolling carriages | [96] |
| Bookbinders’ Work-room | [482] |
| Bookbinding for the Gospels | [474] |
| “ in an Unknown Material | [480] |
| “ in Gold, with precious Stones | [474] |
| Borders:— | |
| Bible, called Clement VII.’s | [463] |
| Bible of St. Martial of Limoges | [450] |
| Book of the Gospels, Eighth Century | [446] |
| Book of the Gospels, Eleventh Century | [451] |
| Book of the Gospels in Latin | [451] |
| Employed by John of Tournes | [519] |
| Froissart’s “Chronicles” | [465] |
| Gospel in Latin | [456] |
| Lectionary in Metz Cathedral | [448] |
| “Livre d’Heures” of Anthony Vérard | [516] |
| “Livre d’Heures” of Geoffroi Tory | [517] |
| Lyons School | [518] |
| Missal of Pope Paul V. | [467] |
| “Ovid,” Fifteenth Century | [465] |
| Prayer-book of Louis of France | [461] |
| Sacramentary of St. Æthelgar | [453] |
| Bracelet, Gallic | [124] |
| Brooch, chased, enamelled, &c. | [167] |
| Cabinet in damaskeened Iron, inlaid | [22] |
| “ for Jewels | [21] |
| Cameo-setting of the time of Charles V. | [140] |
| Cannon, Earliest Models of | [98] |
| “ Hand | [99] |
| Caparison of the Horse of Isabel the Catholic | [117] |
| Capital of a Column, St. Geneviève, Paris | [392] |
| “ “ St. Julien, Paris | [392] |
| “ “ The Célestins, Paris | [393] |
| Carruca, or Pleasure-carriage | [108] |
| Cart drawn by Oxen, Fifteenth Century | [109] |
| Castle of Marcoussis, near Rambouillet | [397] |
| “ Coucy, in its ancient state | [399] |
| “ Vincennes, Seventeenth Century | [399] |
| Cathedral of Amiens, Interior of | [391] |
| “ Mayence | [388] |
| Censer of the Eleventh Century | [32] |
| Chains | [165] |
| Chair called the “Fauteuil de Dagobert” | [3] |
| “ of Christine de Pisan | [9] |
| “ of Louise de Savoie | [10] |
| “ of Louis IX. | [7] |
| “ of the Ninth or Tenth Century | [4] |
| Chalice of the Fourth or Fifth Century | [31] |
| “ said to be of St. Remy | [135] |
| Château de Chambord | [409] |
| Chess-Players | [225] |
| Chest shaped like a Bed, and Chair | [20] |
| Choron, Ninth Century | [211] |
| Chorus with Single Bell-end with Holes | [199] |
| Church of Mouen, Remains of the | [378] |
| “ St. Agnes, Rome | [377] |
| “ St. Martin, Tours | [377] |
| “ St. Paul-des-Champs, Paris | [381] |
| “ St. Trophimus, Arles, Portal | [384], [385] |
| “ St. Vital, Ravenna | [376] |
| Clock, Astronomical, of Strasburg Cathedral | [184] |
| “ of Jena, in Germany | [183] |
| “ Portable, of the time of the Valois | [178] |
| “ with Wheels and Weights | [177] |
| Clockmaker, The | [170] |
| Cloister of the Abbey of Moissac, Guyenne | [386] |
| Coffee-pot of German Ware | [72] |
| Concert; a Bas-relief (Normandy) | [193] |
| “ and Musical Instruments | [194] |
| Cooper’s Workshop, Sixteenth Century | [16] |
| Crossbow Men protected by Shield-bearers | [85] |
| Cross, Gold-chased | [163] |
| Crout, Three-stringed, Ninth Century | [217] |
| Crown of Suintila, King of the Visigoths | [125] |
| Crozier, Abbot’s, enamelled | [138] |
| “ Bishop’s | [138] |
| Cup, Italian Ware | [62] |
| “ of Lapis-lazuli, mounted in Gold | [152] |
| Diadem of Charlemagne | [127] |
| Diptych in Ivory | [345] |
| Dish, Ornament of a | [74] |
| Doorways of the Hôtel de Sens, Paris | [403] |
| Dragonneau, Double-barreled | [101] |
| Drinking-cup of Agate | [134] |
| Dwelling-room of a Seigneur of the Fourteenth Century | [26] |
| Enamelled Border of a Dish | [63] |
| “ Dish, by Bernard Palissy | [71] |
| “ Terra-cotta | [57] |
| Engine for hurling Stones | [95] |
| Engraving:— | |
| Columbus on board his Ship | [325] |
| Ferdinand I. | [335] |
| Herodias | [329] |
| Letter N, Grotesque Alphabet | [327] |
| Lutma, of Groningen | [337] |
| Isaiah with Instrument of his Martyrdom | [323] |
| Maximilian, Coronation of | [321] |
| Phalaris, Tyrant of Agrigentum | [333] |
| Repose of the Holy Family | [334] |
| St. Catherine on her Knees | [319] |
| St. Hubert praying before the Cross borne by a Stag | [331] |
| The Holy Virgin | [338] |
| The Prophet Isaiah | [323] |
| The Virgin and Child | [318] |
| The Virgin and Infant Jesus | [316] |
| Ensign of the Collar of the Goldsmiths of Ghent | [144] |
| Escutcheon in Silver-gilt | [145] |
| Escutcheon of France, Fourteenth Century | [470] |
| Ewer in Limoges Enamel | [157] |
| Fac-simile of a Bible of 1456 | [503] |
| “ “Catholicon” of 1460 | [506] |
| “ Engraving on Wood | [487] |
| “ Inscription Ex libris | [441] |
| “ Miniature drawn with a pen | [450] |
| “ Miniature of a Psalter | [455] |
| “ Miniature, Thirteenth Century | [457] |
| “ Page of a “Livre d’Heures” | [510] |
| “ Page of a Psalter of 1459 | [505] |
| “ Page of the “Ars Moriendi” | [495] |
| “ Page of the most ancient Xylographic “Donatus” | [491] |
| “ Xylographic Page of the “Biblia Pauperum” | [493] |
| Fiddle, Angel playing on the | [220] |
| Flute, Double | [197] |
| Fresco-Painting:— | |
| Christ and his Mother | [273] |
| Creation, The | [278] |
| Death and the Jew | [281] |
| Disciples in Gethsemane | [275] |
| Fra Angelico, of Fiesole | [282] |
| Fraternity of Cross-bowmen | [280] |
| Group of Saints | [277] |
| Pope Sylvester I. | [274] |
| Gargoyles in the Palais de Justice, Rouen | [372] |
| Gate of Moret | [401] |
| “ St. John, Provins | [402] |
| Glass-Painting:— | |
| Citadel of Pallas | [262] |
| Flemish Window | [265] |
| Legend of the Jew piercing the Holy Wafer | [260] |
| St. Paul, an Enamel | [264] |
| St. Timothy the Martyr | [255] |
| Temptation of St. Mars | [267] |
| The Prodigal Son | [257] |
| Window, Evreux Cathedral | [261] |
| Goblet, by Bernard Palissy | [69] |
| Goldsmiths of Paris carrying a Shrine | [162] |
| Goldsmiths’ Stamps:— | |
| Chartres | [159] |
| Lyons | [159] |
| Melun | [159] |
| Orleans | [159] |
| Gutenburg, Portrait of | [492] |
| Harp, Fifteen-stringed, Twelfth Century | [214] |
| “ Minstrel’s, Fifteenth Century | [216] |
| “ Triangular Saxon, Ninth Century | [214] |
| Harper of the Fifteenth Century | [215] |
| Harpers of the Twelfth Century | [215] |
| Helmet of Don Jaime el Conquistador | [80] |
| “ of Hughes, Vidame of Châlons | [82] |
| Henry VIII. in the Camp of the Field of the Cloth of Gold | [119] |
| Horn, or Olifant, Fourteenth Century | [201] |
| “ Shepherd’s, Eighth Century | [201] |
| Hour-glass of the Sixteenth Century | [173] |
| Hour-glass, Top of | [186] |
| Initial Letter, Ninth Century | [476] |
| Initial Letters from Manuscripts | [445] |
| Initial Letters extracted from the “Rouleau Mortuaire” of St. Vital | [454] |
| Jacquemart of Notre-Dame at Dijon | [176] |
| Key of the Thirteenth Century | [23] |
| King William, as represented on his Seal | [77] |
| Knight armed and mounted for War | [114] |
| “ entering the Lists | [111] |
| “ in his Hauberk | [81] |
| Knights, Combat of | [89] |
| Lament composed shortly after the Death of Charlemagne | [188], [189] |
| Lamps of the Nineteenth Century | [17] |
| Lancer of William the Conqueror’s Army | [77] |
| Library of the University of Leyden | [475] |
| Lute, Five-stringed, Thirteenth Century | [216] |
| Lyre, Ancient | [209] |
| “ of the North | [209] |
| Mangonneau of the Fifteenth Century | [97] |
| Miniatures:— | |
| Anne de Bretagne’s Prayer-book | [468] |
| Book of the Gospels of Charlemagne | [447] |
| Consecration of a Bishop | [449] |
| Dante’s “Paradiso” | [466] |
| Evangelist, An, transcribing | [415] |
| Four Sons of Aymon | [458] |
| Les Femmes Illustres | [461] |
| Margrave of Baden’s “Livre d’Heures” | [469] |
| Miniature of the Thirteenth Century | [457] |
| Missal of the Eleventh Century | [452] |
| Order of the Holy Ghost, Instituting the | [464] |
| Psalter of John, Duke of Berry | [462] |
| Psalter of the Thirteenth Century | [455] |
| “Roman de Fauvel,” from the | [459] |
| “Virgil,” in the Vatican, Rome | [444] |
| Mirror for Hand or Pocket | [25] |
| Monochord played with a Bow | [221] |
| Musician sounding Military Trumpet | [202] |
| Musicians playing on the Flute, &c. | [198] |
| “ “ Violin | [219] |
| Nabulum, Ninth Century | [211] |
| Notre-Dame la Grande of Poitiers | [383] |
| “ Paris | [390] |
| “ Rouen | [379] |
| Organ, Great, of the Twelfth Century | [204] |
| “ Pneumatic, of the Fourth Century | [203] |
| “ Portable, of the Fifteenth Century | [205] |
| “ with single Key-board | [205] |
| Organistrum, Ninth Century | [213] |
| Oxford, Saloon of the Schools | [396] |
| Painting on Wood, Canvas, &c.:— | |
| Baptism of King Clovis | [286] |
| Christ crowned with Thorns | [304] |
| Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci | [292] |
| Princess Sibylla of Saxony | [305] |
| St. Ursula | [302] |
| Sketch of the Virgin of Alba | [312] |
| The Holy Family | [294] |
| The Holy Virgin, St. George, and St. Donat | [300] |
| The Last Judgment | [311] |
| The Patriarch Job | [290] |
| The Tribute Money | [309] |
| Paper-maker, The | [420] |
| Pendant, adorned with Diamonds, &c. | [164] |
| “ after a Design by Benvenuto Cellini | [150] |
| Playing-Cards:— | |
| Ancient French | [236] |
| Buffoon, from a Pack of Tarots | [230] |
| Charles VI. on his Throne | [233] |
| Engravings, Coloured, analogous to Playing-Cards | [227] |
| From a Game of “Logic” | [245] |
| German Round-shaped | [247] |
| Italian Tarots | [242] |
| Justice | [231] |
| King of Acorns | [244] |
| Knave of Clubs | [238] |
| Knight from a Pack engraved by “The Master of 1466” | [249] |
| La Damoiselle | [248] |
| Moon, The | [231] |
| Roxana, Queen of Hearts | [242] |
| Specimen of the Sixteenth Century | [236] |
| Three and Eight of Bells | [243] |
| Two of a Pack of German Lansquenet | [245] |
| Two of Bells | [244] |
| Porte de Hal, Brussels | [410] |
| Pottery Figures, Fragments of | [68] |
| “ Ornamentation on | [67] |
| Printers’ Marks, Arnold de Keyser, Ghent | [511] |
| “ “ Bonaventure and Elsevier, Leyden | [520] |
| “ “ Colard Mansion, Bruges | [512] |
| “ “ Eustace, W. | [483] |
| “ “ Fust and Schœffer | [511] |
| “ “ Galliot du Pré, Paris | [513] |
| “ “ Gérard Leeu, Gouwe | [511] |
| “ “ Gryphe, Lyons | [515] |
| “ “ J. Le Noble, Troyes | [515] |
| “ “ Philippe le Noir, &c., Paris | [514] |
| “ “ Plantin, Antwerp | [515] |
| “ “ Robert Estienne, Paris | [515] |
| “ “ Vostre, Simon, Paris | [513] |
| “ “ Temporal, Lyons | [514] |
| “ “ Trechsel, Lyons | [512] |
| Printing-office, Interior of a | [499] |
| Psalterion, Performer on the | [212] |
| “ Twelfth Century | [211] |
| Psaltery, Buckle-shaped | [211] |
| “ to produce a prolonged Sound | [210] |
| Reredos in Carved Bone | [363] |
| Rebec of the Sixteenth Century | [221] |
| Reading-desk of the Fifteenth Century | [33] |
| Reliquary, Byzantine | [129] |
| “ Silver-gilt | [143] |
| Rings | [165] |
| Rote, David playing on a | [218] |
| Saddle-cloth, Sixteenth Century | [118] |
| Salt-cellar, Enamelled | [155] |
| “ Interior base of | [156] |
| Sambute, or Sackbut, of the Ninth Century | [202] |
| Sansterre, as represented on his Seal | [79] |
| Saufang, of St. Cecilia’s at Cologne, The | [206] |
| Scent-box in Chased Gold | [142] |
| Scribe or Copyist in his Work-room | [432] |
| Sculpture:— | |
| Altar of Castor | [340] |
| Altar of Jupiter Ceraunus | [341] |
| Bas-relief of Dagobert I. | [347] |
| Citizens relieving Poor Scholars | [351] |
| Coronation of the Emperor Sigismund | [360] |
| Fragment of a Reredos in Bone | [363] |
| Francis I. and Henry VIII. on the Field of the Cloth of Gold | [369] |
| Gargoyles on the Palace of Justice, Rouen | [372] |
| Roman Triumphal Arch | [342] |
| “Le Bon Dieu,” Paris | [364] |
| St. Eloi | [366] |
| St. John the Baptist preaching | [368] |
| St. Julien and his Wife conveying Jesus Christ in their boat | [362] |
| Statue of Philip Chabot | [370] |
| Statue of Dagobert I. | [347] |
| Statue said to be of Clovis I. | [353] |
| Statues on Bourges Cathedral | [357] |
| Statuette of St. Avit | [361] |
| Stone Tomb | [343] |
| The “Beau Dieu d’Amiens” | [355] |
| The Entombment | [371] |
| Tomb of Dagobert | [349] |
| Seal of the Goldsmiths of Paris | [159] |
| “ King of La Basoche | [419] |
| Seal of the University of Oxford | [478] |
| “ University of Paris | [417] |
| Seals | [166] |
| Seats, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries | [8] |
| Sedan Chair of Charles V. | [120] |
| Shrine in Copper-gilt | [132] |
| Shrine in Limoges | [131] |
| “ of the Fifteenth Century | [147] |
| Soldiers, Gallo-Romano | [76] |
| Spurs, German and Italian | [113] |
| Staircase of a Tower | [398] |
| Stall of the Fifteenth Century | [33] |
| Stalls in St. Benoît-sur-Loire | [35] |
| Sword of Charlemagne | [126] |
| Syrinx, Seven-tubed | [197] |
| Table of King Artus of Brittany | [5] |
| Tapestry:— | |
| Construction of Boats for the Conqueror | [44] |
| Hunting Scene | [49] |
| Marriage of Louis XII. and Anne of Brittany | [46] |
| Mounted Men of Duke William’s army | [45] |
| The Weaver | [50] |
| Tintinnabulum, or Hand-bell | [206] |
| Toledo, Gothic Architecture at | [393] |
| Tour de Nesle, Paris | [400] |
| Tournament Helmet, screwed on the Breastplate | [82] |
| Tournament Saddles, ornamented with Paintings | [116] |
| Tree of Jesse. From a Miniature | [195] |
| Triangle of the Ninth Century | [222] |
| Trumpet, Curved, Eleventh Century | [200] |
| “ Straight, with Stand | [200] |
| Tympanum of the Thirteenth Century | [208] |
| Vase of Rock-crystal, mounted in Silver-gilt | [152] |
| Vases of ancient shape | [54], [55] |
| Vielle, Juggler playing on a | [220] |
| “ Oval | [220] |
| “ Player on the | [220] |
| Watches of the Valois Epoch | [181] |
| Water-jug, Four-handled | [72] |
| Water-marks on Paper | [421] |
| Window with Stone Seats | [398] |
| Wood-block cut in France, about 1440 | [488] |
| “ Print cut in Flanders | [486] |
| Writing Caligraphic Ornament | [442] |
| “ Cursive, of the Fifteenth Century | [439] |
| “ Diplomatic, of the Tenth Century | [438] |
| “ of the Eighth Century | [436], [437] |
| “ of the Fifteenth Century | [442] |
| “ of the Fourteenth Century | [440] |
| “ of the Seventh Century | [435], [436] |
| “ of the Sixth Century | [435] |
| “ of the Tenth Century | [437] |
| “ Tironian, of the Eighth Century | [437] |
| “ Title and Capital Letters of the Seventh Century | [435] |