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Onyx cameo set in MS cover
The drawing shows a border (perhaps Medieval or earlier) with settings for gems, in which an antique cameo has been set. This portrays five members of the Imperial family (identity unknown, Augustus is suggested) above two eagles. It was inserted into the cover of a MS copy of the Gospels presented by either Charlemagne or his sister Ada to the Abbey of St Maximin near Treves (Trier).
Creator
- Augustus
- Charlemagne
- Palgrave, Francis, Sir
- Charlemagne
Subject
- Books, Manuscripts, and Documents
- Drawings
- Sculpture
- archaeology
- Drawing
- Art of sculpture
- Archaeology
Creator
- Augustus
- Charlemagne
- Palgrave, Francis, Sir
- Charlemagne
Subject
- Books, Manuscripts, and Documents
- Drawings
- Sculpture
- archaeology
- Drawing
- Art of sculpture
- Archaeology
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Rights
- Augustus|Charlemagne|Palgrave, Francis, Sir
Temporal
- 1st century AD
- Roman
Places
- Europe
- Germany
- Rheinland-Pfalz
- Trier
- Trier
- Germany
- Rhineland-Palatinate
Provenance
- Society of Antiquaries of London Catalogue of Drawings and Museum Objects: Personal Ornaments
Source
- Archaeology Data Sevice
Identifier
- society_albums/personal_ornaments/po13-2
Is part of
- http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/SoA_images/index.cfm?CFID=9579&CFTOKEN=BF7E76A0-D723-4BB2-9AC4B2BE9A527C12
References
- Sir Francis Palgrave, 'Onyx Inserted in the Cover of a Manuscript at the Abbey of St Maximin', Archaeologia 27 (1838): 419-20. Illustration (Engraving), p. 420.
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-10-26T02:53:22.909Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-07-23T22:20:57.607Z