champlevé bindings
Bindings produced between the 11th and 13th
centuries. The process involved cutting designs
into a thin sheet of gold or copper, which formed
the cover, with cavities filled with enamel.
Sometimes the enamel was limited to the decoration
of borders and corners. Champlevé can be
distinguished from CLOISONNÉ
BINDINGS by the irregular widths of the metal
enclosing the enameled areas. (124 , 280 ,357 )
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