1. Dos cruces góticas afiligranadas de Augerius en Maluenda (Zaragoza), hacia 1300
- Author
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Barrón García, Aurelio and Barrón García, Aurelio
- Abstract
The current study reveals two nearly unpublished Gothic crosses that were thought to date from the Late Middle Ages. As a result of the comparative study and the interpretation of the text recorded in one of the crosses, the author is identified as the silversmith Augerius. Fray Martín de Maluenda, abbot of the Piedra monastery intermittently from 1284 to 1313, is proposed as the manager of these manufactures. The crosses are covered with filigree threads and they were originally aniconic cross-es following the Hispanic tradition. Theses crosses are almost unknown despite their virtuous elaboration and their trascendental importance for the study of Spanish and European silverware, Se presentan dos cruces góticas casi inéditas que se habían considerado del final de la Edad Media. A partir del estudio comparado y de la lectura de la ins-cripción de una de ellas, se propone al autor, Augerius, y al comitente, fray Martín de Maluenda, abad del monasterio de Piedra, abad con intervalos de 1284 a 1313. Recu-biertas de filigrana, fueron originalmente cruces anicónicas vinculadas a la tradición hispana. De virtuosísima elaboración, estas cruces, casi desconocidas, tienen una im-portancia trascendental para el estudio de la platería española y europea
- Published
- 2022