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Banner for the Caliph Al-Mustali, known as the Veil of St Anne (detail), Egypt, 1096–1097. Linen, embellished with bands of tiraz and spun gold, 148 × 290 cm. Apt Cathedral, Apt (France). Eastern.
158. Anonymous. Initial of the second Book of Kings, Bible with prologue (Biblia Sacra cum prologis), second half of the 12th century. Parchment, 46.5 × 33 cm. Weissenau Abbey, Upper Swabia.
159. Anonymous. The Crucifixion, St Calminius reliquary (detail), beginning of the 12th century. Embossed enamel and copper. Mozac Abbey, Mozac (France). Romanesque.
160. Anonymous. Cover of the gospel, northern Italy, beginning of the 12th century. Embossed silver, engraved and partially gilded, and niello on wood, parchment, 28.3 × 2.4 cm. Musée de Cluny, Paris. Byzantine.
161. Anonymous. Reliquary plate from the stone of Christ’s tomb: The Holy Women, 12th century. Gilded silver and wax on wood, 42.6 × 33.1 cm. From the treasury of Sainte-Chapelle. Musée du Louvre, Paris.
162. Renier de Huy, 12th century, Belgian. Baptismal font, 1107–1108. Bronze. St Bartholomew’s Church, Liège. Romanesque.
Renier de Huy was a goldsmith and bronze moulder in the early 12th century. His name relates to the city Huy-sur-Meuse. Today, little is known about his life and few of his works still exist, including the massive brass piece, the baptismal font from the church of Notre-Dame-aux-Fonts, which currently lies in the St Bartholomew’s Church in Liège. Renier de Huy’s antique style influenced the late gothic and the beginning of the Renaissance style.
163. Anonymous. Icon in lapis lazuli, 12th century. Gold, pearls, and precious stones, height: 8.3 cm. Musée du Louvre, Paris. Byzantine.
164. Anonymous. Cupola, with Genesis, c. 1120. Mosaic. Narthex, St Mark’s Basilica, Venice. Romanesque.
165. Anonymous. Mural, Christ in Glory, 1120. St Peter and Paul in Reichenau-Niederzell, Reichenau. Romanesque.
166. Anonymous. Altar of Santa Maria de Taüll, 1123. Carving from pinewood and polychrome tempera, 135 × 98 cm. Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona. Romanesque.
167. Anonymous. The Archangel Gabriel, beginning of the 12th century. Icon, height: 11 cm. Church of St Clement of Ohrid, Skopje (Macedonia). Byzantine.
168. Anonymous. A Holy Woman, Catalonia, c. 1125–1150. Pearwood with traces of polychrome, 133 × 31 × 38 cm. Musée de Cluny, Paris. Romanesque.
169. Anonymous. Enthroned Virgin Mary, Auvergne, last quarter of the 12th century. Polychrome wood, 80 × 30 cm. Musée de Cluny, Paris.
170. Anonymous. The Virgin of Monserrat or Black Madonna, beginning of the 12th century. Wood. Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey, Montserrat (Catalonia). Romanesque.
171. Anonymous. Aubazine cabinet, 12th century. Oak and iron. Aubazine Abbey, Aubazine.
172. Anonymous. Qur’an stand, 12th century. Wood. Museum für Islamische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin. Eastern.
173. Anonymous. Leopards and Centaurs, Hall of Roger II, 12th-13th century. Mosaic. Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo. Byzantine.
174. Anonymous. The Creation of Eve, 1130–1143. Mosaic. Palatine Chapel, Palermo. Byzantine.
175. Anonymous. Martorana Dome, Christ Pantocrator Surrounded by Four Archangels, 1149. Mosaic. The Church of Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio, Palermo. Byzantine.
176. Anonymous. Candlestick: Woman Horseback Riding, Magdeburg (?), middle of the 12th century. Gilded bronze, height: 20 cm. Musée du Louvre, Paris. Romanesque.
177. Anonymous. Reliquary casket of St Thomas Becket, c. 1190–1200. Champlevé copper, engraved, enamelled, and gilded, 15 × 16.6 cm. Musée de Cluny, Paris. Romanesque.
178. Anonymous. Portable altar: Crucifixion and the Twelve Apostles, Westfalen, c. 1170–1180. Gilded copper, engraved and champlevé enamel, 8.6 × 14 × 21 cm. Musée du Louvre, Paris. Romanesque.
179. Anonymous. Book cover: Christ Enthroned, meridional workshop (Limousin or Spain?), third quarter of the 12th century. Champlevé and cloisonné copper, enamelled, and gilded, 23.6 × 16.6 cm. Musée de Cluny, Paris. Romanesque.
180. Anonymous. Shrine of St Dominic of Silos, front plate, 1160–1170. Enamel and copper. Museo de Burgos, Burgos. Romanesque.
181. Anonymous. Reliquary of Charlemagne’s arm, Liège, c. 1165–117 °Champlevés enamel on copper, gilded silver on wood, 54 × 13.6 cm. Musée du Louvre, Paris. Romanesque.
182. Anonymous. Stained glass window depicting the Passion of Christ (missing), 1140–1144. Originally in the ambulatory in the Basilica Cathedral of St Denis, Saint-Denis. Romanesque.
183. Anonymous. Samson Carrying the Gate of Gaza, 1180–1200. Stained glass window from Alpirsbach Abbey. Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart. Romanesque.
184. Anonymous. Stained glass window depicting the Nativity, detail from Life of Christ, 1140–1145. Ambulatory in the Basilica Cathedral of St Denis, Saint-Denis. Gothic.
185. Anonymous. St Eustace: The Sacred Tools for Hunting, c. 1200–1210. Stained glass window. North aisle, Chartres Cathedral, Chartres. Gothic.
186. Anonymous. Our Lady Queen of Heaven, c. 1170. Stained glass window, 427 cm. Chartres Cathedral, Chartres. Romanesque.
187. Anonymous. High-spouted ewer, Herat (Afghanistan), 1180–1200. Sheet brass inlaid with copper, silver, and gold and with repoussé decoration including signs of the zodiac, height: 40 cm. British Museum, London. Eastern.
188. Anonymous. Ink bottle, second half of the 12th century-beginning of