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Myth and Mystique: Clevelands Gothic Table Fountain (Cleveland Masterwork Series)
Stephen N Fliegel
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Description for Myth and Mystique: Clevelands Gothic Table Fountain (Cleveland Masterwork Series)
Paperback. Focuses on one of the most remarkable examples of gothic art to have survived, a unique functioning table decoration. Series: Cleveland Masterwork. BIC Classification: ACK; AGC; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 222 x 15. Weight in Grams: 676.
The Cleveland table fountain, dated c. 132040, is the only version of its kind to have survived in its complete form from the Middle Ages. A superb example of French Gothic goldsmithing, it is an exquisite structure and a unique example of courtly taste and princely fashion. In its full working glory, it was designed not for any religious purpose, but purely as an indulgence; the delicate bells would have created a gentle tinkling sound as the perfumed water trickled down into the basin beneath. Acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1924, the uncertain history of ... Read more
The Cleveland table fountain, dated c. 132040, is the only version of its kind to have survived in its complete form from the Middle Ages. A superb example of French Gothic goldsmithing, it is an exquisite structure and a unique example of courtly taste and princely fashion. In its full working glory, it was designed not for any religious purpose, but purely as an indulgence; the delicate bells would have created a gentle tinkling sound as the perfumed water trickled down into the basin beneath. Acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1924, the uncertain history of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
GILES
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Cleveland Masterwork
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907804946
SKU
V9781907804946
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