(18-09-2017, 11:25 AM)MarcoP wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. represents "the metalwork of the Temple of Solomon. Capitals of molten brass to be set at the top of pillars".
Bodley MS. Laud Misc. 156, England, early XV Century.
Marco, great find. I haven't seen that one. That has to be THE coolest medieval picture of a capital finial I've seen anywhere.
Here's a modern reproduction of some of the medieval-style finials, but it's nowhere near as interesting or ornate as the one you located:
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The joints in the menorah and the curtain rods remind me of the joints in the roots of medieval plants (including the VMS).