Lexicographical Neighbors of Niellos
Literary usage of Niellos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Treasures of Art in Great Britain: Being an Account of the Chief Collections by Gustav Friedrich Waagen (1854)
"... on sulphur — Impressions from niellos — Engravings in the British Museum —
Original designs by great masters — Anonymous engravers — Raphael's Last ..."
2. Works of Art and Artists in England by Gustav Friedrich Waagen (1838)
"... and France—Direction of the national Taste—Names of the principal
Collectors—Collections of Drawings, MSS. with Miniatures, niellos, Copper-plates, ..."
3. Appleton's New Practical Cyclopedia: A New Work of Reference Based Upon the by George J Hagar (1910)
"Russia, and to a certain extent by the silversmiths of W. Europe and the US Some
of the earliest and best niellos are Byzantine; the most celebrated are ..."
4. Catalogue of the ... Library: Drawings ... Engravings, Paintings, Silver by John Fitchett Marsh (1882)
"... 100 fine engravings in exact imitation of the rare originals, INDIA PROOFS,
with the duplicates of the " niellos " printed in silver, half morocco, ..."
5. Handbook to London as it is by John Murray (Firm) (1874)
"niellos of the rarest kind—in silver—with 300 impressions on sulphur and paper
... Two unique niellos of Leon, da Vinci. Marvellous Carving in soapstone, ..."
6. Norfolk Archaeology by Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society (1852)
"It thus appears that Russia had distinguished herself in the manufacture of
niellos at a very early period, a period considerably anterior to the revival of ..."
7. The hand book of mediaeval alphabets and devices by Henry Shaw (1856)
"This is the presentation copy to Cardinal Sforza, and in the original velvet
binding, with silver niellos, and knobs on the cover. ..."
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