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yes, of course, set in crosses and other metalwork.
good way to shatter them, mounting them in book covers.
Duh.
> I am far from finishing digitization of the Carolingian gems, which were the
subject of my dissertation and first book.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0271014261/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&qid=1294337391&sr=1-1&condition=used
i looked at it seriously when it first came out --of course, i only looked at
the pictures (and was impressed by their quality), not bothering to read the
text.
c
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Received: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:57:44 PM EST
From: Genevra Kornbluth <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: [M-R] Feasts and Saints of the Day - January 6
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> On 1/6/2011 12:14 PM, Christopher Crockett wrote:
> > is the foil backing in this one
> >> Baptism, rock crystal intaglio backed with red foil (c.830-900)
> >> http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/images/FreiburgBapt2.jpg
> > original? is it believed that that is how they were all intended to be
seen? looks like it is set in a book cover; is that right?
> The Baptism crystal in Freiburg is set on a processional cross
> attributed to Jos. Som of Ueberlingen (1506-63).
> http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/images/FreiburgBapt1.jpg
> The foil backing, which makes the engraving look much rougher than it
> actually is because of cracks and crinkles in the foil, is an annoying
> 16th-c. addition. It is quite unlikely that the Carolingian crystals
> originally had backings like this. Several were probably set on
> metalwork, but with plainer metal or other material behind the stone so
> that it did not interfere with reading the imagery. There is an
> unengraved crystal whose shape is much like the form of several
> Crucifixion crystals, which is still set on its Carolingian cross
> (covering, protecting, and magnifying what is probably earth from the
> Holy Land): first two images on
> http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/Carolingian3.html
> My own theory is that some of the strongly convex Crucifixion crystals
> were originally set in this way, at the centers of reliquary crosses.
> Other stones were probably on book covers and altars. We have one
> textual reference to a Crucifixion crystal on a Carolingian altar.
>
> I am far from finishing digitization of the Carolingian gems, which were
> the subject of my dissertation and first book. Those that have been
> digitized are collected on their own page,
> http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/CarolingianGems.html
> These were in fact the objects for which I first developed my
> photographic techniques, which I have been working to refine ever
> since-- thanks for your kind remarks on that! I have hundreds of details
> of the gems on film, but will probably not get to digitizing those until
> I catch up with everything else (if I ever do catch up), unless someone
> requests them.
>
> Best,
> Genevra
>
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