Missal box
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- Origin
- France
- Period
- Late fifteenth century
- Material
- Oak mounted with iron
- Height
- 15 cm
- Width
- 16.5 cm
- Depth
- 24 cm
- Literature
Prunk Kasetten, Meisterwerke aus der Hanns Schell Collection. Ewald Berger. Arnoldsche Art Publishers. Blz. 197.
P. Lorenzelli and A. Veca, Tra/e. Teche, pissidi, cofani e forzieri dall'Alto Medioevo al Barocco, exh. cat. Galleria Lorenzelli, Bergamo, 1984.
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Description
The rectangular box with a trapezoidal top and front hasp, the wrought iron panels on a wood carcase. Below the traced iron a layer of red linnen. Four rings for a carrying strap.
Called a coffret a mailles or a la maniere d’Espagne, these type of boxes were often used for hand-illuminated prayer books, which were cherished and valuable objects.
