Искусства и ремесла Средневековья

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Ап early FrепсЬ ,vood cal'ver ,vas Giгard d'OI'lcaпs, who, in 1379, салтеd fог Charlcs У. "ung tаЫеан de boys de quatre pieces." Rнskin coпsidcгs tlie сlюiг stalls in Amieпs the brst \\·oгtl1 secing iп 1 7 1·апсе; he spcaks of tЬе " cal'peпtc1·'s \\'01'k " \\'itЬ admiratioп, for no пails are нsed, nог is tl1c st1·engtЬ of gluc l'elied нроп; еvегу bit is tгне " joineгy," шoгtised, апd 11cld Ьу tlн:, skill and coпscicntioнsnrss of its constгuctioп. Of latc1· \Уогk in ,voocl it is а nшgлificent ехашрlс. ТЬе masteг joiner, Aшold Boнlin, undel'took tЬе coпstl'uction of tl1e stalls in l!IOS. Нс engagcd Anton Аveшiel', ап image maker, to сагУr tlic statнettes nпd figtll'es wblcЬ оссш in the сошsс of tЬс \\'Ol'k. АпоtЬеr joiпe1·, Alex­ aп(lc1· Hнst, is 1·epo1·ted as \Yoгking as well, апd in 1511, ЬоtЬ lle and R0t1lin tr·aycllecl to Roueл, to stucly tЬе stalls in the catЪedгal thcl'e. T\vo Fl'aпciscan moлks, " ехрегt and reno"'·лed in \Yo1·king in ,vood," саше f1·ош Abbevillc t,o give judgшrnt апсl app1·oyal, thcir cx­ peпses bcing paid for this ршроsе. Jean Тгонрin, а " siшplc \Уогkшаn at tЬе wages of tЬree soнs а clay," \Yas acl(lrcl to t. llc staff of \VOI'keгs in lЫG, and in олс of tlle stalls Ье has cai·yed l1is отт r п poгtl'ait� witli tЬе inscтipt.ioл, ".Jап Тl'онрiл, God t.akf� cai·c of tЪсс." In 1522 tlю cпtil'e \YOrk ,пis сошр]сtР