CHAPTER IX.

THE DECORATION OF BOOKS 389

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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FIG. PAGE Border from an edition of Herodotus _Frontispiece_ 295. Alabastron, Phœnician 366 98. Altar, Portable, German 116 151. Altar Front, Golden, Basle 188 271. Archer, Norman, from the Bayeux Tapestry 321 227. Bedroom Interior, Fourteenth Century 254 136. Bell Shrine of St. Patrick’s 172 73. Bellarmine, Fulham Stoneware 83 234. Bellows, Italian 262 117. Bone Carving, Pastoral Staff, English 147 315. Book, Cover of; Henri-Deux Style 404 316. “Book of the Hours,” Cover for, designed by 406 Geoffry Tory 31. Bottle, Pilgrim’s, Urbino Ware 35 51. Bottle, Pilgrim’s, Nevers Ware 57 53. ” ” ” 59 297. Bottle, Glass, Ancient Roman 369 299. Bottle, Glass, and Mosque Lamp, Enamelled 372 Oriental 184. Bowl, Eighteenth Century 215 5. Bowl, Samian 5 41. Bowl, Blue Persian 45 79. Bowl of Chelsea-Derby Porcelain 92 84. Bowl of Tobacco-pipe, Worcester Ware 98 157. Bowl, Mazer, Ironmongers’ Hall 193 309. Bowl, Glass, Chinese 387 245. Bracket, English Carved 278 193. Bracelet, Silver, Bengal 223 213. Bronze Tripod, Greco-Roman 245 137. Brooch, Tara 173 138. Brooch, Tara, reverse 174 270. Brocade, Velvet, Italian 315 243. Cabinet, Boulle 275 244. Cabinet or Armoire, Boulle 276 238. Cabinet, French 266 250. Cabinet Marquetry, with Sèvres Plaques 285 256. Cabinet, Japanese, and Porcelain Dish 291 215. Candelabra, Roman Bronze 246 217. Candelabrum Roman, Marble 247 66. Candelabrum, Dresden 75 183. Candelabrum, Silver 215 47. Candlestick, Henri-Deux Ware 52 133. Candlestick, Base of, Milan Cathedral 169 152. Candlestick, Gloucester 189 153. Candlestick, Seven-branched, Cathedral of 190 Milan 154. Candlestick, Lower Boss of the Milan 191 173. Candlestick, Bronze, Italian 207 189. Candlestick, Silver-gilt, Louis Seize 217 190. Candlestick, Silver-gilt, Italian 218 273. Carpet, Embroidered Persian 323 230. Carriage, Travelling, English 256 231. ” ” ” 256 176. Casket, Silver 210 29. Castel-Durante Ware 32 156. Censer 193 134. Chair of Dagobert 170 209. Chair, Greek 243 211. ” ” ” 244 219. Chair, Marble, Roman 248 229. Chair, Coronation, Westminster Abbey 255 235. Chair, Italian, Sixteenth Century 263 237. Chair decorated with Gauffered Leather 265 253. Chairs, Parlour, by Chippendale 288 254. Chairs in Chinese style, by Chippendale 289 102. Chalice of Ardagh 120 145. Chalice, Spanish 181 159. Chalices, Gothic 195 160. Chalice 196 161. ” 196 162. Chalice, German 196 163. Chalice, Spanish 196 164. Chalice, English, Oxford 197 131. Chimera, Bronze, at Florence 164 186. Chocolate Pot 216 121. Coffer in Bone, Carved and Engraved 150 233. Coffer, Marriage, of Carved Wood, Italian Work 260 248. Commode with Lac Panels and Mounts, by 282 Caffieri 111. Coronation of Virgin, Ivory Caning, French 141 218. Couch in Bronze, Roman 248 212. Couches and Sofa, Greek 244 96. Crown of Charlemagne 114 82. Crown-Derby covered Cup and Saucer 95 141. Crozier of Clonmacnois 177 142. Crozier of Bronze, Irish, in Edinburgh 178 140. Cumdach, or Case of Molaise’s Gospels 176 103. Cup, with Translucent Enamels set 123 transparently 165. Cup, Standing, Cambridge 198 166. Cup, Enamelled, King’s Lynn 198 175. Cup, with Cover, Silver-gilt, French 209 178. Cup of Gold, Oxford 210 306. Cup, Drinking, Anglo-Saxon 383 195. Cuttack, Native Silver Jewellery of 225 196. Cuttack, Filigrain Jewellery of 225 262. Damask, Silk, Early Saracenic 307 266. Damask, Silk, Sicilian 311 267. ” ” 312 268. Damask, Silk, Florentine 313 314. Dante’s “Inferno,” from Woodcut of 402 269. Diaper in Velvet Brocade, Italian 314 225. Dining Room 253 226. Dining Table on Trestles 253 7. Dish, Valencia 9 15. Dish, Early Pesaro 19 24. Dish, Lustred, Gubbio Ware 27 28. Dish, Embossed Fruit, Gubbio 31 32. Dish, Urbino 36 35. Dish, Venetian 39 43. Dish, Rhodian 47 50. Dish, Rustic Palissy Ware 56 57. Dish, Rouen Ware 63 71. Dish, of Slip Ware, by Thomas Toft 81 72. Dish, of Lambeth Delft 82 148. Dish, Spanish, silver 184 200. Door, Press, in Church of St. Jacques 231 205. Door, Iron-bound, Monastery of Krems 238 21. Drug-pot, Siena 26 30. Drug-pot, Castel-Durante Ware 33 94. Enamel, Cloisonné, Altar Tray and Chalice 111 97. Enamel, Champlevé, of Geoffry Plantagenet 115 99. Enamel, Châsse in Champlevé 117 100. Enamel, Champlevé, French 118 106. Enamel, Battersea 131 108. Enamelled Haka Stand, Mongol period 135 109. Enamelled Pen-and-ink Stand, Jaipur 136 110. Enamelled Sarai, Punjaub 137 93. Enamelled Tile, from Sindh 107 311. Epistle of Jerome, from the, in “Book of 393 Durrow” 251. Escritoire of Marie-Antoinette 286 3. Ewer, Greek or Etruscan 4 48. Ewer and Tazza, Oiron Ware 53 263. Fabric, Silk, of Iconium, Arabian (Lyons 308 Museum) 33. Faenza Plate 37 34. Faenza Maiolica 38 180. Fire-dog, Silver, at Knole Park 212 294. Glass Vase or Bottle 365 298. Glass Tablet in Relief, Roman 370 300. Glass, Venetian Enamelled 375 301. Glass, Venetian 376 303. Glass, Spanish 380 304. Glasses, German 381 307. Glass, Stained 385 308. Glass, Window, English 386 90. Glazed Pierced Water-Bottle, from Madura 104 274. Gloves, State, formerly belonging to Louis 324 XIII 198. Gold Jewellery of Bombay, Native 227 128. Gold Brooch and Earrings, Etruscan 162 202. Grille or Herse on Queen Eleanor’s Tomb, 233 Westminster 203. Grille, Tabernacle, from Ottoberg, Tyrol 236 280. Guipure, Flemish 338 281. Guipure Lace, Italian 339 167. Hanap, German 199 199. Hinges, &c., Haddiscoe Church 229 201. Hinge to Porte Ste. Anne of Notre-Dame 232 284. Honiton Lace, Modern 342 158. Hour-glass Salt, Oxford 194 112. Image Painter 142 88. Incense Burner, Satsuma Ware 102 89. Incense Burner, Arita Ware 103 191. Italian Damascene Work 220 118. Ivory Carving, Fourteenth-century Pierced Work 148 119. Ivory Diptych, English 149 120. Ivory Casket, Lid of, Spanish 150 122. Ivory Comb 151 123. Ivory Mirror Case 152 124. Ivory Tankard, Flemish 154 125. Ivory Panels of Pulpit Door, Saracenic 156 126. Ivory Ink Horn 157 127. Ivory Box, Indian 159 114. Ivory Carving with Archangel 145 115. Ivory Vase 145 74. Jar, Staffordshire Stone 84 147. Jewel, Spanish 183 197. Jewellery, Native, of Trichinopoly, Madras 226 261. Kincob of Ahmedabad 303 285. Lace Point, Irish Modern 343 276. Lace, Point, Genoese 334 277. Lace, Grounds 335 282. Lace, Point, Venetian, Finest Raised 340 283. Lace, Mechlin, Border of 341 257. Lacquered Boxes, Sindh 292 258. Lacquered Leg of Bedpost, Sindh 293 76. Lamp, Black Egyptian Ware, Wedgwood 88 149. Lamp, Moorish 185 278. Lappet, Brussels 336 279. Lappet, “Point d’Alençon” 337 113. Leaf of Roman Diptych 143 204. Lock in Klagenfurt Museum, German 237 312. “Lyme Missal,” page from the Caxton 397 313. “Lyme Missal,” page from the Caxton, the 399 Crucifixion 17. Maiolica, Sgraffitto 22 18. Maiolica Plate 23 13. Medallion in Enamelled Earthenware, Della 17 Robbia 246. Mirror Frame, Seventeenth Century 279 206. Mirror, Wrought-Iron, French 239 242. Mirror Frame, Venetian 270 310. Monogram, Illuminated, portion of “Book of 392 Kells” 144. Monstrance, Spanish 180 168. Monstrance, Italian 200 287. Mosaic, Roman, found at Avignon 347 288. Mosaic, Roman, Ancient 348 286. Mosaic, Roman, from Woodchester 346 289. Mosaic, Head in, from “Battle of Issus” 350 290. Mosaic, Geometric, Church of Ara Cœli, Rome 357 291. Mosaic from the Alhambra 363 292. Mosaic, Saracenic, from Monreale 363 293. Mosaic, Indian, from the Taj Mehal 364 129. Necklace, part of, Head of Bacchus, Etruscan 162 194. Neck Ornament, Silver 224 296. Necklace of Glass and Gold, Phœnician 367 107. Necklace, Punjaub 134 45. Ornament on Cupola of Mosque of Soliman the 49 Great 222. Panel, Flemish 252 223. Panel, German 252 224. Panel, English 252 139. Pattern, Irish Trumpet 175 146. Pax, Spanish 182 169. Pax, Italian 201 77. Pedestal, Jasper, Wedgwood Ware 89 170. Pendant, Cellini, Paris 202 20. Pesaro Portrait Dish 25 16. Pitcher, Caffaggiolo Maiolica 21 8. Plaque, Earthenware, Alcora Ware 11 19. Plateau or Tazza, Caffaggiolo Ware 24 22. Plate, Siena 26 23. Plate, Siena 26 54. Plateau, Rouen Ware 60 56. ” ” 62 58. Plate, Lille Ware 65 59. Plate, Moustiers Ware 66 60. Plate, Strasburg Ware 67 86. Porcelain, Oriental, Chinese with French 100 Ormoulu Mounting 91. Pottery, Glazed, of Sindh 105 92. ” ” ” 106 150. Rapiers, Spanish 186 95. Reliquary, Byzantine, Cloisonné Enamel 113 104. Salt-cellar, portions of, by Pierre Raymond 128 49. Salt-cellar, Oiron Ware 54 174. Salver, Flemish 208 208. Seat, Assyrian 242 221. Seat, Scandinavian 251 228. Seats, Fourteenth Century 255 220. Sella, Roman 248 61. Sèvres Vase 69 62. Sèvres Porcelain Clock 70 63. Sèvres Vase 71 192. Shield, Damascened in Gold, Indian 221 155. Shrine or Reliquary 192 172. Silver-gilt German Cup 206 171. Spoons, Apostle, Cambridge 205 116. Staff, Pastoral, German 146 81. Statuette, Derby 94 210. Stools and Chairs, Folding, Greek 243 236. Stool of Carved Wood, Italian 264 255. Stool and Armchair, Empire style 290 143. Sword of Boabdil, Madrid 179 272. Syon Cope, Portion of 322 181. Table at Windsor Castle, Silver 213 216. Tables, Roman 246 232. Table (Kursy), Saracenic 257 240. Table, Elizabethan 268 249. Table, Writing, Louis Seize 284 252. Table of Marie-Antoinette, inlaid with Sèvres 287 Plaques 177. Tankard, Nuremberg 210 179. Tankard, English 211 275. Tapestry, Italian, Dismissal of Hagar and 331 Ishmael 26. Tazza, by Giorgio, “The Stream of Life” 29 27. Tazza, by Giorgio 30 46. Tazza, Henri II. Ware 51 207. Throne, Assyrian 242 39. Tile, Persian 43 12. Tile, Alhambra 15 69. Tile, Encaustic, Monmouth Priory 79 55. Tray, Rouen Ware 61 259. Tree, Homa or Sacred, Assyrian 300 260. Tree of Life, Assyrian 300 265. Tree of Life, Apostolic, with the Cross Emblem 310 214. Tripod, Folding, Roman 245 185. Tureen at Windsor Castle 216 70. Tyg of Wrotham Ware 80 68. Urn, Romano-British 78 1. Vase, Greek, Oinochœ 4 2. Vase, Greek, or Crater 4 4. Vase, Greek, Signed by Necosthenes 4 6. Vase, Græco-Roman 6 9. Vase, Buen-Retiro 12 10. Vase, Alhambra 13 11. Vase, Hispano-Moresque 14 25. Vase in Copper-ruby Lustre 28 37. Vase, Persian Flower, with Chinese Decoration 41 44. Vase, Siculo-Arabian Ware 48 52. Vase, Nevers Ware 58 64. Vase, Delft 73 67. Vase, Dresden 76 78. Vase, Chelsea 91 80. Vase, Bow Porcelain 93 83. Vase, Worcester 96 85. Vase, Chinese 99 87. Vase, Ancient Japanese 101 101. Vase, Enamelled, found in Essex 119 105. Vase, Painted Enamel by Pierre Raymond 129 187. Vase, Silver 216 188. Vase, by Adam 216 305. Vases, Decorated German 382 130. Vessel, Etruscan Bronze 163 247. Vessel for Holy-Water 280 14. Virgin and Child, Della Robbia Ware 18 302. “Vitro di Trina,” Venetian 377 135. Votive Crown of King Suinthila 171 40. Wall Decoration, Persian 44 264. Wall Hanging, Silk, Arabian 309 36. Ware, Persian Lustred 40 42. Ware, Rhodian 46 65. Ware, German Stone 75 75. Ware, White Salt-Glazed, Staffordshire 85 241. Ware, Great Bed of, Elizabethan 269 38. Water-bottle, Persian imitated Chinese 42 Porcelain 132. Wine Crater in Silver, Antique Roman 165 182. Wine Fountain 214 239. Wood Panel, Carved, French 267

HISTORIC ORNAMENT.

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