Image from page 29 of "Art in France" (1911) التي كتبها Internet Archive Book Images

<b>Identifier</b>: artinfranc00hour <b>Title</b>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidartinfranc00hour">Art in France</a> <b>Year</b>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookyear1911">1911</a> (<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookdecade1910">1910s</a>) <b>Authors</b>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorHourticq__Louis__1875_1944">Hourticq, Louis, 1875-1944</a> <b>Subjects</b>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksubjectArt">Art</a> <b>Publisher</b>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookpublisherNew_York___Scribner">New York : Scribner</a> <b>Contributing Library</b>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookcontributorRobarts___University_of_Toronto">Robarts - University of Toronto</a> <b>Digitizing Sponsor</b>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksponsorUniversity_of_Toronto">University of Toronto</a> <b>View Book Page</b>: <a href="https://archive.org/stream/artinfranc00hour/artinfranc00hour#page/n29/mode/1up" rel="nofollow">Book Viewer</a> <b>About This Book</b>: <a href="https://archive.org/details/artinfranc00hour" rel="nofollow">Catalog Entry</a> <b>View All Images</b>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidartinfranc00hour">All Images From Book</a> Click here to <a href="https://archive.org/stream/artinfranc00hour/artinfranc00hour#page/n29/mode/1up" rel="nofollow"><b>view book online</b></a> to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. <b>Text Appearing Before Image:</b> <i>TIKTTK OF CHARLF.MAC.NE FROM THK CATHKUKAI OF MKTZ. (Carnavalct Museum, Paris.) sters entwined among interlacing ornament likewild beasts caught in nets, roll, writhe, and biteeach other, and these violent forms are found inRomanesque sculpture, perfectly distinct fromByzantme fancies, which were conventionalisedwith greater science and severity. The barbarians were skilful smiths, and excellentgoldsmiths ; they were expert in the use of fire andmetal. They set uncut gems in gold ; they not onlyforged swords and lances but thev also, it seems,brought with them the art of decorating crosses!chalices, reliquaries, and book-covers with largecabochons. The goldsmiths work of the Mero-vingian period was renowned throughout theMiddle Ages; inventories make frequent mentionof the work of St. Eloi (Eligius). St. Eloibecame the patron saint of goldsmiths, and hisnative place. Limousin, the centre of the enamel industrv. But thebarbarians, coming from thickly wooded regions, were rather wood- 8</i> <b>Text Appearing After Image:</b> <i>Fin. 16.—rR(i\v\ OF KlNc: RKCKSWIXTIIK. (tlunv .Must-um,Iaris.) ROMAN. BARBARIAN, AND CHRISTIAN ORIGINS</i> <b>Note About Images</b> <i>Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.</i>