Word: medievales
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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FROM the days of medieval manuscript illuminators to the dawn of the 18th century, Britons relied mainly on foreigners for their art. Then, in a great burst of cultural enthusiasm, the demand for-first-rate art sparked a renaissance at home, producing local talents of such high accomplishment that for...
One of Yarrow's prize possessions is a venerable Russian samovar in which he brews tea, right at the table. An intricate candelabra with one candle stands in the corner. "This is my favorite piece--Florentine, about 400 years old. These chairs against the wall are old Italian. This section...
Even the parent who decides on more conventional, nonmilitary toys will still have to deal with mechanized wonders, such as Knickerbocker's battery-powered organ ($12.95), on which a child can learn to play such simple tunes as Oh! Susanna, Noel and Home, Sweet Home. This year's...
The illuminations, medieval illustrations in book form, are, perhaps, most welcome, since it is these one ordinarily has least opportunity to see. Important canvases in private collections usually find their way to loan exhibitions, but such treasures as these, difficult to exhibit, rarely get a chance to circulate. Done throughout...
What saved the reja from the scrap heap was the omnivorous taste of the late William Randolph Hearst-who once bought a whole monastery in Spain, shipped it stone by stone to the U.S. But even Hearst did not have room to house the cathedral screen. For more than 25...