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A PYX OF ENCRUSTED ENAMEL.
IN THE POSSESSION OF H. MAGNIAC, ESQ^
HE Pyx during the earlier ages of the
Catholic Church was commonly formed
in the ihape of a Dove.
This custom, however, seems to have
been generally changed by the begin-
ning of the thirteenth century, as none
are known to have been made after the
year 1200; though Dr. Rock in his
“ Hierurgia, or Service of the Mass,”
states that they were ilill in use in many
churches in France till within a few
years.
Very few are known to exisfc at the
present time, and the one from which
our print is taken, (of the size of the original) was purchased by Mr.
Magniac out of the celebrated Debruge colledfcion.
In ancient times the Pyx was suspended by a cord from the interior
of the Altar canopy, or Ciborium. In our example the cord was fast-
ened to the points of the arms projedfcing from the base on which it
IN THE POSSESSION OF H. MAGNIAC, ESQ^
HE Pyx during the earlier ages of the
Catholic Church was commonly formed
in the ihape of a Dove.
This custom, however, seems to have
been generally changed by the begin-
ning of the thirteenth century, as none
are known to have been made after the
year 1200; though Dr. Rock in his
“ Hierurgia, or Service of the Mass,”
states that they were ilill in use in many
churches in France till within a few
years.
Very few are known to exisfc at the
present time, and the one from which
our print is taken, (of the size of the original) was purchased by Mr.
Magniac out of the celebrated Debruge colledfcion.
In ancient times the Pyx was suspended by a cord from the interior
of the Altar canopy, or Ciborium. In our example the cord was fast-
ened to the points of the arms projedfcing from the base on which it