The Wyvern Collection

“Excellently produced supplement to the Wyvern Collection catalogues. . . . To his enormous credit, Williamson treats each work of art with scholarly authority but also with stirring appreciation.”—Jessica Savage, Medieval Review

Paul Williamson is Keeper Emeritus and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. His many books include Gothic Sculpture 1140-1300, Medieval and Renaissance Stained Glass in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Medieval Ivory Carvings: Early Christian to Romanesque, and two previous catalogues of the Wyvern Collection (Thames & Hudson, 2018 and 2019). He is a past Vice-President of the Society of Antiquaries of London, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and was appointed OBE in 2016 for services to medieval art.

Foreword

Preface

Explanatory Notes on the Catalogue Entries

The Catalogue

I Early Medieval Works of Art
Catalogue numbers 1-12

II Romanesque Enamels, excluding Limoges
Catalogue numbers 13-21

III Limoges Enamels
Catalogue numbers 22-87

IV Gothic and Renaissance Works of Art
Catalogue numbers 88-143

V Stained and Painted Glass
Catalogue numbers 144-152

VI Limoges Painted Enamels
Catalogue numbers 153-182

VII Ceramics
Catalogue numbers 183-189

VIII Textiles and Tapestry
Catalogue numbers 190-194

IX Later Works of Art
Catalogue numbers 195-204

X Appendix to Wyvern Collection, Volumes 1 and 2
Catalogue numbers 205-210

Concordance

Bibliography