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I've been incredibly fortunate that an amazing French archaeologist, Gilbert Charles Meyer, has befriended me via email and shared a number of astonishing medieval objects from his own personal collection. I've not seen any of them online, but have read his fascinating publications.
I have permission to share these stained glass angels, for which I am very grateful. Aren't they the most incredible?
Both of these date to the 15th century, and though the angels are dressed in earlier periods (as is quite normal for angels in medieval art) the clothing details are absolutely wonderful!
I have a lot of love for collectors, as I am one myself, and have a modest research collection of medieval dress accessories (and one Roman mirror which was too gorgeous to not get) but I do have feelings about private collectors; namely once they go into the hands of them, the items rarely see the light of day afterwards. I understand why, these are personal collections, but from a research point of view, we are now no longer to compare them to other extant finds for learning opportunities. My collection is online for free, so even though most fo the pieces are not especially rare of incredibly valuable, they can be looked at and used by others.
Gilbert has shared a few other really wonderful pieces with me as well, which I will share if there's an opportunity to link them to something I'm talking about.
Please enjoy these pieces as much as I have.
I have permission to share these stained glass angels, for which I am very grateful. Aren't they the most incredible?
Both of these date to the 15th century, and though the angels are dressed in earlier periods (as is quite normal for angels in medieval art) the clothing details are absolutely wonderful!
I have a lot of love for collectors, as I am one myself, and have a modest research collection of medieval dress accessories (and one Roman mirror which was too gorgeous to not get) but I do have feelings about private collectors; namely once they go into the hands of them, the items rarely see the light of day afterwards. I understand why, these are personal collections, but from a research point of view, we are now no longer to compare them to other extant finds for learning opportunities. My collection is online for free, so even though most fo the pieces are not especially rare of incredibly valuable, they can be looked at and used by others.
Gilbert has shared a few other really wonderful pieces with me as well, which I will share if there's an opportunity to link them to something I'm talking about.
Please enjoy these pieces as much as I have.
