The Craft of Ivory: Sources, Techniques, and Uses in the Mediterranean World: A.D. 200-1400

Dumbarton Oaks
Anthony Cutler
ISBN: 0884021475
price: $8.00  

This booklet examines the nature of ivory and considers it as both a substance displaying certain consistent characteristics and as a material of varying availability treated by craftsmen in various and peculiar ways. The framework of this approach is defined by the geographical and chronological limits of the ivories at Dumbarton Oaks.