Искусства и ремесла Средневековья

10 Arts and Crafts in tЬе l\Iiddle Ages

Benvenuto was а true son of the Reпaissance, and that his design did ноt equal his aЬility as а craftsman. Celliпi's metlюd of forшing а silver vase was on this ,vise. The original plate of silvel' had to Ье red ]юt, " not too red, for then it ,vould crack, - but sufficieпt to burn ccrtain littlc grains tЬro\YD on to it." It was tЪen adjнsted to tl1e stake, and stl'uck \VitЬ tЬе hammer, to\"\'ards the centre, until Ьу degгees it began to take convex forш. Then, keeping tЬс central point always in view Ьу means of compasses, from that point Ье strнck " а serics of concentric circles аЬонt lialf а finger арагt froш eacl1 other," and ,vitl1 а hammer, beginпing at the centгe, stгuck so that tl1e "movement of the hammer shall Ье iп the fшm of а spiral, and [ollow the concentric circles." It ,vas important to keep the form vегу even all rouлd. Tl1en the vase Ьаd to Ье hammered from \Yithin, '' till it was equally bellied all round," and after tЬat, the neck was formed Ьу the sаше method. Then, to orвaшent the vase, it \Yas filled with pitcl1, and tl1e design traced on the outside. \Vhen it ,,·as necessary to beat up tЬе ornament fгош ,Yithin, the vase was cleared out, and iвverted upon the point of а long а snarling-iron," fastened iп an anvil stock, and beaten so tliat the point slюuld indent from withiп. The vase woнlcl often Ьаvе to Ье filled ,vith pitcl1 and emptied in this шапnеr seveгal times in tЬе course of its constructioв. Benvenнto Cellini \Yas one of the greatest art per­ eonalities of all time. The quaintness of the resthetic