The Malcove collection. A catalogue of the objects in the Lillian Malcove collection of the University of Toronto Libreria della Spada - Libri esauriti antichi e moderni. Libri ra

The Malcove collection. A catalogue of the objects in the Lillian Malcove collection of the University of Toronto

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Autore/i	Cambell, S. D.
Editore	University of Toronto Press	Luogo	Toronto
Anno	1985	Pagine	421
Dimensioni	20X27 (cm)	Illustrazioni	num. ill. a colori e b/n n.t.
Legatura	bross. cop. fig. a colori	Conservazione
Lingua		Peso	2000 (gr)
ISBN	080208169X	EAN-13	9780802081698

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Among the earliest objects are a small sculpture from the Anatolian Bronze Age (ca. 4000-2000 BC) and a tiny Assyrian sealstone decorated with a winged sphinx (ca. 1300-1200 BC). Other ancient works include fine glassware, bronze lamps from the Greco-Roman period, and stone and bronze images of Sarapis, Isis, Cybele, and Zeus.

Many pieces in the Collection come from Early Christian, Byzantine and Post Byzantine contexts. Two displays highlight secular and sacred objects from these epochs, including pilgrim flasks and tokens, reliquary, pectoral and processional crosses, metal icons, and liturgical implements such as a polycandelon with hanger, censors, spoons, bread stamps and an ossuary. Perhaps the most famous piece in the Malcove Collection, the remarkable painting of Adam and Eve (dated 1538) by Lucas Cranach the Elder, is also on exhibit, as is a small selection of medieval ivories, a painting by Hans Memling (c. 1485), and one by a follower of Joachim Patenier (c. 16th C).In addition to our permanent displays of medieval furniture and Byzantine and Post Byzantine icons, there are several sculpture installations in the gallery, including three Coptic reliefs from the 4th -6th century. In 2002 a generous donation by Dr. John Foreman of London, Ontario, added 55 Greek and Russion icons dating from the 16th to 20th centuries to the Malcove Collection. This gift makes the Collection one of the most important and invaluable resources for students and experts conducting research on late- and post-Byzantine icons and inconography in Canada