St Denis Gallery

Medieval stone mosaic, (1898). Creator: Unknown

Medieval stone mosaic, (1898). 'Figs 1-8: Engraved stone-flags from the old cathedral at St. Omer, 13th century (ground brown, interior design of horse and horseman filled up with red). Figs 9 and 10: Mosaic floors of burnt clay, enamelled, from a collection at Dresden (black and red centres with white edging) 13th century. Figs 11 and 12: Mosaic floors of burnt clay, enamelled, from the cloister-church Colombe-les-Sens (red, black and yellow), 12th century. Figs 13 and 14: Mosaic floors of burnt clay, enamelled, from the abbey-church at St. Denis (red, black and yellow), 12th century. Figs 15 and 16: Mosaic floors of burnt clay, enamelled, from the old abbey-church at Pontigny, 12th century (yellow, red and black on green ground). Figs 17-23: Enamelled clay-tiles from St. Pierre-sur-Dive, 12th century (yellow and black-brown). Figs 24 and 25: Enamelled clay-tiles from the church at Bloxham, 13th century (red and yellow). Figs 26 and 27: Enamelled clay-tiles from Beddington-Church in Surrey, 15th century (red and yellow). Fig 28: Engraved clay-tiles from the town-hall at Ravensburg (natural colour without glazing), 14th century. Fig 29: Engraved clay-tiles from a patrician house ibid., 14th century. Fig 30: Clay-tiles with deepened ground, natural colour without glazing, 14th century, from the church at Gaildorf. Fig 31: Clay-tiles with deepened ground and relief-figures from the cloister at Alpirsbach, 12th century. Plate 38 from "The Historic Styles of Ornament" translated from the German of H. Dolmetsch. [B.T. Batford, London, 1898]

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Francis I and Charles V at the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, c

XIR414647 Francis I and Charles V at the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, c.1811 (pen & brown ink & graphite on paper) by Gros, Baron Antoine Jean (1771-1835); 41.3x25.8 cm; Louvre (Cabinet de dessins), Paris, France; (add.info.: Francois I (1494-1547) et Charles Quint (1500-58) a l'abbaye de St. Denis; eglise abbatiale; basilique; burial site for French Kings; abbaye; King of France; Holy Roman Emperor; Habsburg dynasty; photographed by Adolphe Giraudon c.1898-99; b/w photo; black and white photograph; INV 27023 recto; Dauphin Henri II of France (1519-59); Habsbourg; plume, encre brune;); French, out of copyright

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Daughter of famous conductor married at St Georges, Hanover Square. Medieval wedding gown

Daughter of famous conductor married at St Georges, Hanover Square. Medieval wedding gown.
Miss Biddy Pitt, daughter of Mrs Percy Pitt and the late Mr Percy Pitt, the musical director, married Mr Cyril Cresswell-Hughes of Birmingham at St George's Church, Hanover Square. The bride's father was well known as conductor at Covent Garden and the BBC. The bride wore a medieval wedding gown designed by Frances Day, the actress, who is one of Mrs Pitt's pupils for singing. Among the bridesmaids was the six-year-old daughter of Teddie St Denis, the musical comedy actor.
Photo shows: the bride and groom after the ceremony.
6 March 1937

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