Library Catalog

Library Catalog
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1062
Release: 1960
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Enamels of Limoges

Enamels of Limoges
Author: John Philip O'Neill
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 480
Release: 1996
Genre: Art metal-work
ISBN: 0870997580

Treasuries of France, and other sources. The works of Limoges were created for important ecclesiastical and royal patrons. The wealth of enameling preserved from the Treasury of the abbey of Grandmont, just outside Limoges, is due chiefly to the Plantagenet patronage of Henry II and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Enamels created during their reign resonate with the elegant style of the court, and the dramatic history of Henry's monarchy is evoked by such works as the.