A Gothic Processional Cross in the Museo Cristiano
S. Lane Faison
An elaborate processional cross, no. 48 in the Museo Cristiano of Vatican,2 exhibits a wide range technical goldsmith's devices and lavish invention applied to an iconographic scheme great simplicity. A wooden core is sheathed with thin plates silver gilt. The face (Fig. 1) adorned vine-like design gilt leaves, ivy maple, birds, lions, soldered place interspersed jewels. elements ornament are together groups then armature, whole system fastened by nails driven through beds jewel settings subsequently concealed mounted gems. On back 2) delicate scrollwork, similarly attached surrounds simple arrangement gems; this fixed rosettes, plain round-headed bosses, as before. At center cross oval rock-crys...
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