The Wyvern Collection Medieval and Renaissance Works of Art: Supplementary Volume - Paul Williamson - Paul Holberton - relié - Beau livre

This handsome catalogue explores a remarkable collection of medieval and Renaissance art in various media. It features stunning new photography and original research, significantly broadening the scope of the existing scholarship on the subject. The Wyvern Collection stands out as one of the world’s pre-eminent collections in private hands. Scholarly catalogues of its rich array of holdings have been published in recent years, but new, important additions continue to be made. This volume includes all the medieval and Renaissance works of art acquired since 2020. The recent acquisitions have built on the existing strengths of the collection, while adding significant new pieces that cover a wide geographical, technical and stylistic range. Among the highlights in this volume are a striking German twelfth-century aquamanile in the form of a stag, three early-thirteenth-century Limoges enamels, a rare fourteenth-century cameo of the Virgin and Child, a fine fourteenth-century French marble