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Limoges enamels

THE glorious medieval stained-glass windows of European cathedrals have been the subject of several chemical analyses to support conservation projects, to identify workshops and their practices, and to attempt the association of colors with specific metal ions in various oxidation states. However, little information of this sort has been generated from the beautifully decorated, enameled, and gilded copper ecclesiastical objects used in medieval cathedrals that are recognized under the generic name of Limoges enamels. [Pg.231]

Table II. X-ray Fluorescence Analysis of Champleve Limoges Enamel Cross in the World Heritage Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ... Table II. X-ray Fluorescence Analysis of Champleve Limoges Enamel Cross in the World Heritage Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ...
On the basis of XRF studies, the colors of a typical medieval Limoges enamel cross are attributable to copper compounds added to the glass composition,... [Pg.243]

Williams, W. S. Hopke, P. Maguire, H., Composition of Medieval Limoges Enamel, 1984 Symposium on Archaeometry Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC, 1984 Abstract, p 157. [Pg.243]

Because the principal European centre for enamelled jewelry was Limoges, France, the chief types have French names basse-taille, champleve,... [Pg.172]

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