The Dublin civic swords

Author

Blair, Claude; Delamer, Ida

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C, Archaeology, Celtic studies, history, linguistics, literature. 1988, Vol. 88, p. 87-142, 23 ill.

ISSN

0035-8991

Abstract (en)

Examines two mayoral swords with silver hilts owned by the city of Dublin. The Great Sword, engraved probably by Herman van Cleve, ca.1390-1399, with devices and inscriptions personal to Henry IV, identify it as one of the king's own swords presented to the city in 1403. The King's, or City Sword, is a composite, dating mainly from the 17th c., by Dublin goldsmiths. Appendices publish documentary references to the swords, and biographical notes on Dublin goldsmiths, 17th to 18th cs.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Decorative arts -- Metalwork -- Ireland
• Henry IV, king of England, 1367-1413
• Swords
• Goldsmiths
• Cleve, Herman van, act.1390-1399
• Commissions
• Goldsmithing
• Great Britain
• 1300-1400
• Great Sword
• Ireland
• Dublin (IRL)
• Dublin Corporation||Dublin (IRL)
• City Sword
• Collections

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Arts décoratifs -- Arts du métal -- Irlande
• Henry IV, roi d'Angleterre, 1367-1413
• Epée
• Orfèvres
• Cleve, Herman van, act.1390-1399
• Commande d'oeuvre d'art
• Orfèvrerie
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1300-1400
• Grande épée
• Irlande
• Dublin (IRL)
• Dublin Corporation||Dublin (IRL)
• Epée de la ville
• Collections

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19911001-00457857

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