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German, Germany Augsburg Augsburg

Book Cover, 1500-1550

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Description

Maker

Culture

German

Title

Book Cover

Year

1500-1550

Medium

Silver with niello and gilding

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"CD"

Place

Germany; Augsburg; Augsburg

Type

Credit

Gift of Messrs. E. & A. Silberman

Object Number

34.016

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

European Galleries

A book could have been hung from a belt by a chain attached to a decorative cover like this one. 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 sulphur.

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