Mélanges d'archéologie, d'histoire et de littérature: Nouveaux mélanges ... sur l'moyen âge : décoration d'églises
This is a French archaeology and history miscellany of 1875, compiled by Charles Cahier and Arthur Martin, and it documents medieval church decoration for scholars and antiquaries. The four plates show carved acanthus friezes, a quatrefoil floor or wall pattern, a bead-and-palmette border and a lattice-carved capital, all in fine engraved line. A designer could take from them the stylised leaf scrolls, interlaced rosettes and dense hatched shading typical of medieval ornament.
