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Historical Archive: Around 1250 to end of century


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Roskilde cathedral, mostly late 12th c.-1275, which has its own page
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Thomas Becket ampulla shaped as the ship that brought him to England, with enthroned saint blessing, mid/late 13th c., tin alloy, MoL 84.407
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St. Maurice, sandstone c.1240-60, Magdeburg, which has its own page
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Saint-Denis basilica, nave, 1240s-1270s. This work has its own interior page.
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Baptistery of St. John, Florence: dome mosaics c.1240-1310. This work has its own pages.
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eastern transept 1242-90 Richard of Farnham, Durham Cathedral, which has its own pages
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private seal imprint, Marguerite de Constantinople, countess of Flanders 1244-80, Cluny Cl. 22299, Louvre OA 6691. For oblique view see Cluny.
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Naumburg cathedral west choir windows, c.1245-60, which have their own page
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Naumburg cathedral west choir screen, c.1250, which has its own page
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glass water bottle in the shape of pilgrim's flask, Syria c.1250-60, BM 1869,0120.3. This work has its own page.
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Madonna dei Mantellini, Master of Saints Cosmas and Damian, c.1250-75, SPN 603. This work has its own page.
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Virgin and Child Enthroned, Master of Saint Agata c.1250-75, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence. This work has its own page.
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bowl with Tristan story, Limoges enamel c.1250-75, KGM 1917,101, which has its own page
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Augsburg, bracteate, 1250-1286, HMF
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Vatnås reliquary, Norway c.1250-1300, Copenhagen, National Museum 9085. For details see Copenhagen.
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beaded ciborium, c.1250-1300, Schn N42, which has its own page
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man between lillies, tin-glazed earthenware, south Italy, 2nd half 13th c., V&A C.120-1978
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reliquary pendant, bird flying right: rock crystal/silver gilt/enamel/glass, Cologne c.1250-1300, Schn G392. For other views see Schn.
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Madonna di Montelungo, Margarito/Margaritone d'Arezzo, tempera/panel c. 1250-1300, Arezzo MS, which has its own page
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Thomas Becket ampulla shaped as the ship that brought him to England, with enthroned saint blessing, mid/late 13th c., tin alloy, MoL 84.407
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deer: gold belt link, Russia c.1250-1350, MSHM. For companion belt links see MSHM.
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Dagobert (c.603-39), memorial prob. 1250s with restorations, Saint-Denis basilica. This work has its own page.
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bowl base with hare, ceramic, Mamluk Sultanabad, Iran, 1252-1517, KM 1965.03.0044
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Archbishop Walter de Gray tomb (d. 1255), Purbeck marble (limestone), York Minster (in situ). This object has its own page.
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Cheetah in foliage, Ilkhanid (1256-1353) molded fritware tile, Kashan (Iran), UMMA 1957/1.73
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Virgin and Child Enthroned (Kahn Madonna), Byzantine (Latin Empire Constantinople) c.1260, tempera on panel, NGA 1949.7.1. This work has its own page.
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Friedberg Mikvah, 1260, which has its own page
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Philippe de France (Philippe Dagobert, d.1235), c.1260, from Abbey of Royaumont, base Viollet-le-Duc reconstruction,Saint-Denis basilica. For details see Saint Denis Funerary Memorials.
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Nicola Pisano pulpit 1260, Pisa baptistery, which has its own page with details, in cathedral complex
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Chartres cathedral, choir and apse vaults/buttresses/chapels c.1260 or bef. 1221. For more views see Chartres.
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Baptistery of St. John, Florence, rectangular western apse (scarsella) mosaics c.1260-70. This work has its own pages.
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reliquary crown, silver gilt and gems, Mosan c. 1260-70, Louvre OA 9445. For details see Louvre.
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Galli-Dunn Madonna, Dietisalvi di Speme?, c.1260-70, SPN 587. This work has its own page.
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Virgin and Child enthroned, assistant of Guido da Siena, c.1260-70, Arezzo MS 2. This work has its own page.
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Chartres cathedral, sacristy (left), 1260-70. For context see Chartres.
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St Albans cathedral pier painting prob. 1260s-70s; St Albans has its own pages.
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Baptistery, cathedral of Padua, building possibly 1260s or 1120s. This work has its own pages.
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St. Francis, shop of Margarito/Margaritone d'Arezzo c.1260-75, tempera/panel, Arezzo MS
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Virgin and Child Enthroned (Mellon Madonna), Italy or Cyprus c.1260-1285, tempera on panel, NGA 1937.1.1. This work has its own page.
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Madonna del Bordone, Coppo di Marcovaldo 1261, Church of Santa Maria dei Servi, Siena. This work has its own page.
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reliquary of SS. Maxian, Lucian, Julian, fr. Sainte Chapelle, silver gilt, Paris 1261-62, Cluny Cl. 10746. For detail see Cluny.
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Virgin and Child, 1262, Master of San Bernardino, SPN 16. This work has its own page.
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Virgin and Child with SS Paul, Peter, John the Evangelist, and Andrew, c.1265-75, Madonna del Voto Master (Dietisalvi di Speme?), SPN 6. This work has its own page.
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St. Catherine of Alexandria, fr. MS Golden Legend, north Italy? c.1265-1300, Cluny Cl. 23425
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funeral procession 1266, Inchcolm Abbey, which has its own page
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memorial of Abbot Guglielmo Cotta (reg. 1235-1267), treasury (chapter house), Sant'Ambrogio, which has its own pages.
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The Lord and the Virgin Enthroned together, Clarisse Master (active last 3rd of 13th c.), tempera and gold on wood 97 x 59 cm, Convent of the Clarisse, Siena.
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reliquary bust, wood/crystal, last third 13th c., SMBByz
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Cimabue, Crucifixion 1268-71, church of San Domenico, Arezzo. This work has its own page.