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Unknown Maker, German

Book cover
Now On View

Maker

Unknown Maker, German

Culture

German

Title

Book cover

Year

1500-1550

Medium

  • Silver with niello and gilding

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silver with niello and gilding

Materials

gilding, silver

Geography

Place Made: Germany; Place Made: Augsburg

Dimensions

14 x 8.6 x 5.1 cm (5 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"CD"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Messrs. E. & A. Silberman

Object Number

34.016

Type

  • Metalwork

Publications

  • Books

Object of Ornament: European Design

  • Books

Selected Works

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

This decorative book cover most likely housed a Book of
Hours, a privately commissioned book that paired prayers to be recited at
different times of day with images, usually depicting scenes form the life of
Jesus and Mary. This example could have been hung from a belt by an attached
chain. Thin strips of curled silver form the filigree panels. The densely
ornamented bands feature animals and foliage in shining relief, contrasted with
the incised ground filled with niello, a dark inlay of silver, lead, copper,
and sulfur.

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Unknown Maker, German
Book cover, 1500-1550
Silver with niello and gilding
14 x 8.6 x 5.1 cm (5 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 2 inches)
Gift of Messrs. E. & A. Silberman 34.016

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