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Title: The ivory workers of the middle ages
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Cust, Anna Maria Elizabeth
Subjects: Ivories
Publisher: London, G. Bell and sons
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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y the acolyte and placedon the altar for mass. The ornamentation wasusually in tiers of little scenes, or with one largecentral figure (Fig. 31). The subjects have littlevariety and are taken from the Passion or thepopular Legende doree. The scenes usually followin chronological order from the bottom of the leftleaf to the corresponding corner on the right.The composition is often very confused, owing tothe tendency to portray different stages of the sameaction in different compartments, to avoid placingfigures on a second plane, and often the complicatedarchitectural setting compelled the figures to beplaced in contorted attitudes; in many representa-tions of the Crucifixion the figure of Christ isstrangely twisted to bring the head on a level withthe other figures beneath the arcade. A fine triptych of the thirteenth century, in theCollection Martin le Roy at Paris, is especiallyinteresting, as it is an early example of the com-position of the scenes of The Death of the Virgi7i, 142
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(victoria and ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON 31. POLVPTYCH. VIRGIN AND CHILD—SCENES FROMTHE NATIVITY French, fourteenth century IVORY WORKERS as described by Jaques Voragine in the Legendedoree, and it shows how the types hardly altered allthrough the succeeding century. The angel comingto the Virgin to announce her death brings hera palm from Paradise as a sign ; the group of menin uneasy attitudes are the apostles newly droppedfrom the clouds, having been collected from all partsto be present. The lowest scene of the central partis the most important; in it the Virgin is lying dead,surrounded by the apostles, whilst the little nakedsoul is on the arm of Christ, Who raises His handto bless the dead body. The whole imagery isthe same as on the Byzantine ivory in the Libraryat Munich. In another part the body is borneaway for burial. On the second register the Virginrises in glory carrying a palm and book andaccompanied by the most charming group of music-making angels ; above, she sits enthr

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