Medieval and Manuscripts

Byzantine enamel

The craft of cloisonné enameling is a metal and glass-working tradition practiced in the Byzantine Empire from the 6th to the 12th century AD. The Byzantines perfected an intricate form of vitreous enameling, allowing the illustration of small, detailed, iconographic portraits.

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• ▸Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels
• ▸1996 eruption of Gjálp
• ▸Braunschweig

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