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Lions, Dragons, & other Beasts: Aquamanilia of the Middle Ages: Vessels for Church and Table
Peter Barnet
Lions, Dragons, & other Beasts: Aquamanilia of the Middle Ages: Vessels for Church and Table
Peter Barnet
Explores the history, techniques and cultural significance of medieval aquamanilia, cast metal objects used to pour water for hand washing in religious and secular contexts. This book presents and catalogues the aquamanilia collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as examples from other collections and other related medieval objects.
256 pages, 30 b/w illustrations, 100 colour illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | July 31, 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9780300116847 |
Publishers | Yale University Press |
Pages | 256 |
Dimensions | 292 × 253 × 25 mm · 1.50 kg |
Language | English |