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Lions Dragons & other Beasts Aquamanilia of the Middle Ages Vessels for Church and Table

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Author(s)	Peter Barnet, Pete Dandridge
Editor	Yale University Press	Place	London
Year	2006	Pages	256
Measure	24x31 (cm)	Illustration	100 ill. colori, 30 ill b/n - colors and b/w ills
Binding	tela ed. sovracc. ill. colori - hardcover dustjacket	Conservazione	Nuovo - New
Language	Inglese - English text	Weight	1800 (gr)
ISBN	0300116845	EAN-13	9780300116847

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Published in association with the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture.

The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, July–October, 2006.

This fascinating book explores the history, techniques, and cultural significance of medieval aquamanilia, cast metal objects used to pour water for hand washing in religious and secular contexts. Usually created in appealing animal or human forms, aquamanilia feature two openings, one for filling and the other for pouring. They represent the first emergence of hollow-cast vessels in Western Europe and a significant development in the history of technology. The book presents and catalogues the entire aquamanilia collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art for the first time, as well as selected examples from other collections and other related medieval objects.

Peter Barnet is Michel David-Weill curator in charge, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Pete Dandridge is a conservator in the Sherman Fairchild Center for Objects Conservation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.