Download or read book Secular Goldsmiths' Work in Medieval France written by R. W. Lightbown and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study by Mr. R.W. Lightbown is the product of considerable research and deals with the gold and silver secular plate of medieval France from the historical, antiquarian, artistic and iconographical standpoints. It contains a corpus of all the surviving examples, bringing out the central role played by France in the history of Gothic art and medieval social life.