Enamels of Limoges

Enamels of Limoges

Author: John Philip O'Neill

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 0870997580

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Treasuries of France, and other sources. The works of Limoges were created for important ecclesiastical and royal patrons. The wealth of enameling preserved from the Treasury of the abbey of Grandmont, just outside Limoges, is due chiefly to the Plantagenet patronage of Henry II and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Enamels created during their reign resonate with the elegant style of the court, and the dramatic history of Henry's monarchy is evoked by such works as the.