Museu Episcopal de Vic. Guide to the collections 9788461163168

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Contents

The Authors

7

Introduction

9

A History of the Museum and its Collections

11

Coins and Medals

23

Archaeology

45

Lapidary

79

Painting

87

Sculpture

163

Textiles and Clothing

205

Glass

237

Furniture

249

Leather

269

Gold, Silver and the Metalworking Arts

277

Forge Work

301

Ceramics

317

The Floors of the Muse um

340

Editor of the guidebook Josep M. Trull en

Authors

Coordination

A History of the Museum and its Collections

Carme Comas Esther Martos Judit Verdaguer

Josep Maria Trull en

Authors Llu"isa Amen6s Ll orenc;: Baques Jaume Barrachina Josep Bracons Toni Caballe Marta Campo Xavier Clop Rafael Cornude lla Nuria de Dalmases lgnasi Domenech Dolors Giral Rosa Maria Martin Esther Martos Ma ite Mascort lmma Mestres Miquel Mirambell Eva Pascual Ann a Soler Josep Maria Trullen

Photographs Joan M. Diaz Jose M. Molinos-COPCISA Gabriel Sa lvans

Translation

Head curator of the Museu Episcopal de Vic

Coins and Medals

[MC]

[EM]

Graphic design and layout

Archaeology

[XC]

[MaM]

Maite Mascort Archaeologist in the Department of Archaeology of the Generalitat de Catalunya

[LLB]

Lloren,; Baques Egyptologist (dee.)

[IM]

lmma Mestres Archaeologist

[TC]

Toni Caballe Archaeologist in the Department of Archaeology of the Generalitat de Catalunya

Lapidary

[JoB]

Josep Bracon s Lecturer at the Esco/a Superior de Conservaci6 i Restauraci6 de Bens Gutturals de Catalunya

Painting

[RC]

Rafael Corn udel la Lecturer in Art History Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Treba lls Grafics, S.A.

[MM]

© Publication Museu Episcopal de Vic © Of the texts the authors © Of the photographs: Museu Epi scopa l de Vic,

Xavier Clop Lecturer in the Department of Social Anthropology and Prehistory Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

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Ack nowledgements : Abel Carretero, Eul alia Jardf, Mirei a Mestre, Rosa M. Montserrat and Fina Pares. lnstitut Amatller d'Art Hispani c. Ann a Homs

Esther Martos History graduate

Andrew Stacey

Victor Oliva. Disseny grafi c, S.L.

Marta Campo Head curator of the Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

Miquel Mirambell Lecturer at the Esco/a Superior de Conservaci6 i Restauraci6 de Bens Gutturals de Catalunya

[JMT]

Josep Maria Trullen Head curator of the Museu Episcopal de Vic

lnstitut Amatll er d'Art Hi span ic, Fondation Abegg (Christoph von Virag) and Centre de Restauraci6 de Bens Mobles de Catalunya, Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Photograp: Carles Aymerich First ed it ion: december 2007 ISBN : 978-84-611-6316-8 Diposit legal: B-15.708-2007

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Sculpture [JoB]

Introduction

Josep Bracons Lecturer at the Esco/a Superior de Conservaci6 i Restauraci6 de Bens Gutturals de Catalunya

[JMT]

Josep Maria Trullen Head curator of the Museu Episcopal de Vic

Textiles and Clothing [RMMR] Rosa Maria Martfn Curator of the Museu Textil i d'lndumentaria de Barcelona

Glass [ID]

lgnasi Domenech Art historian

Furniture [EP]

Eva Pascual Art historian

[JB]

Jaume Barrachina Curator of the Museu de/ Castell de Peralada

Leather [AS]

Anna Soler Curator of the Museu de /'Art de la Pelf de Vic

Gold, Silver and the Metalworking Arts [ND]

Nuria de Dalmases Professor of Art History at the University of Barcelona

[JB]

Jaume Barrachina Curator of the Museu de/ Castell de Peralada

Forge Work [LLA]

Llu"isa Amen6s Art historian

[JB]

Jaume Barrachina Curator of the Museu de/ Castell de Peralada

Ceramics [DG]

Dolors Giral Art historian. Ex-director of the Museu de Ceramica de Barcelona

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