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Missal box
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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.
Origin and period
France
- Name
- Missal box
- Categories
- Various
- Periods
- Late 15th century
- Materials
- Oak mounted with iron
- Measurements
- Height: 15 cm, Width: 17 cm, Depth: 24 cm
- Reference
- BBWA10035
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- Located in Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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