The Recessed Apertures of the Holy Crown

Barabássy, Miklós (2023) The Recessed Apertures of the Holy Crown. ACTA MATERIALIA TRANSYLVANICA (EN), 6 (2). pp. 65-73. ISSN 2601-8799

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Abstract

One of the most important questions in the study of the Holy Crown concerns the technique of making the enamel cloisonné. The importance of this is that the manufacture of cloisonné enamel reached its peak in the 10th and 11th centuries in Byzantium and Western Europe. The figural enamels of the Holy Crown are all images of top-quality products of this process. Archaeometric analysis of the Holy Crown has not been carried out. My work attempts to fill this gap. The knowledge of the techniques used will help to determine the place and time of the various parts. For the time being, the aim is to recognise the techniques only from the colour side, but if possible from both sides. With this tutorial I would like to describe what I have learned so far.

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