Missal box

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Name
Missal box
Measurements
Height: 15 cm, Width: 17 cm, Depth: 24 cm
Reference
BBWA10035
Techniques
Shaped
Colors
Black, Brown
Materials
Oak mounted with iron Diamond Linen
Periods
Late 15th century
Origin and period
France
Description

This reinforced chest was used to store the missal: an often richly decorated and valuable book containing the liturgical prayers for the Mass. The way in which the iron-reinforced missal boxes were designed to express a certain inviolability emphasises the importance of the missals. The architectural form is said to be derived from the description of the Old Testament Ark of the Covenant, a rectangular portable chest with two rings on either side, supporting carrying sticks. The missal boxes occur in this form in France and Spain, they are also called 'coffret a mailles or a la maniere d'Espagne', and an Eastern influence is noticeable in the decoration.   

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