Искусства и ремесла Средневековья

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pursuing their calling. " Неге ,vas heai·d abusive language, theгe thc joyous song; fuгtl1er on, tl1e jest; above, the lшшmсг: below, thc tгo,vcl: 110,v the dнll and continuoнs thнd of the taшpon on tl1e rnosaics, and anon thc clca1· апd cгystal like clicking of the glass­ ,vai·e rolling from the baskcts on to tl1e paveшent, ia ,vaves of гuЬies and eшeгalds. Tl1en the fearful gгating of the scrapc1· оп thc cornice, апd finally the shaгp гasp­ ing сгу of thc sa,v iп the marblc, to say 11otl1ing of the lo,v шasses said at the епd of the chapcl in spite of tl1e racket." The Zuccati wеге vегу indcpeпdent skilled ,vогkшеп, as well as being аЫе to design their o,vn subjects. Tliey ,vere, in the jшlgment of Gcorges Sancl, sнperior to anotheг of the mastcгs iп chargc of the works, Bozza, ,vho ,vas lcss of а шаn, although an aгtist of somc meгit. Later than thesc шеn, thш·e ,vere fe,v шosaic woгkers of high standing; in Florence thc агt degcпcrated iпto а шеге decoгative inlay of seшi-pгecioнs шaterial, heгaldic in fecling, costly and decorative, but ап entiгely diffe1·ent агt fгош that of tl1e Gгeeks and Romaпs. Lapis-lazuli witЬ gold veinings, malachite, coral, ala­ baster, and шге шагЫеs supeгseded the smalts and gold of an eldeг day.