[Woodcarver] woodcarving history...

[maricha]

wow sally


wonderful of you to share the carvings that you have seen in paris.  the 
tools must have been supermicroscopic. i wonder how many hours it took them 
to do one bead, let alone the entire carving. quite interesting work to 
provoke a lot of thought and discussions/and or opinions.
thanks for sharing.

cheers
maricha

> Recently we visited 2 museums in Paris:  The Louve and The Medieval 
> Museum.  There were very intricately done woodcarvings dating to the 16th 
> century and before.  Of course the medieval museum had the wooden combs, 
> ear pics etc. with stories carved in the handles.  The carvings were so 
> small & intricate you could barely see the detail with the naked eye.  The 
> delicate work was incredible.
>
> The Louve had beads (for prayer) that were about 1/2-inch in diameter. 
> The beads were on a string and totaled 10, some had 12.  Each bead had a 
> line carved around the circumference.  The top portion as well as the 
> bottom portion was then segmented into triangles, like a geometric ball. 
> Story scenes were carved on these beads.  Each triangle was a complete 
> scene.  One of the triangles was of the "Last Supper" with complete facial 
> details and expression.  It was dated around 1503.
>
> Some of the very old European castles have these types of carvings as 
> well.  What type of tools did the very early carvers have for them to do 
> this kind of work?  Also, did they have something comparable to our 
> magnifying glass?
>
> I would really appreciate your opinions.
> Sally
> http://www.fancarversworld.com
>
> _______________________________________________
> Woodcarver mailing list
> Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net
> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver
>