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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Thanks for the kind words! Personally, I find the Man of Sorrows ivory the most elegant that I have posted so far http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/images/ManSorrows.jpg and I have always loved the Miracles of Christ ivory, even without its other half (in Berlin) http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/images/MiraclesIv1.jpg I have photographed a great many more ivories, but as always, posting happens when I get the time. Since the latest photos are born digital, they at least need less processing than older slides, often only the removal of glare and distracting backgrounds. I don't think that the large stone Faustinus http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/HistSculpture4.html is unfinished. Rather, it is in a rough cookie-cutter style without rounding or undercutting. I found that style interesting, and so photographed the angled views that show it off. I always want to know what the sides and backs of 3D objects look like when I see front views, so whenever I can I shoot those as well. In the past, that was limited by the price of film and processing. Now it usually depends on the circumstances of display. I was able to get angled views of the Louvre ivories when those were near the sides of the display cases (Muses, Miracles, pyxides). When you see a great many photos of one object (e.g. the Dagulf Psalter cover ivories http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/CarolingianIvories1.html now including an overall view with better color than before) or full front and back views of small items (e.g. the seal matrix of Godwine and Godgytha), the objects have been taken out of their cases for my research. (You can blame me for some of the times when objects you wanted to see were not on display!) The apple reliquary was a surprise to me http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/images/AppleRel2.jpg --it seems that every museum has some form I have not encountered before. Presumably it, like tablet reliquaries, buckle reliquaries, etc. held whatever relics the owner could get (though I do like the idea that some church treasury somewhere has preserved a bit of the original Forbidden Fruit). Maybe this just reveals my sweet tooth, but it forcefully reminds me of the Droste chocolate oranges I used to get --something like this from the web, with no implied endorsement of the vendor http://store.candywarehouse.com/darkorangeball.html best, Genevra ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html