ENAMEL

The art of enamelling was practised by came the A yrians and Egyptians, from whom it may In have pa ed into Greece, thence to Rome and its pro- Florence vinces, including Great Britain. The enamelled marked gold cup which King John gave to the Corporation whilst of Lynn shows that the art was known to the the Normans. The Byzantines of the 10th century pro- ENGRAVING duced excellent cloisonne enamels on a gold base pre ing and in the 12th century Limoges attained reputation The for inlaid enamels, and in the 16th century for the painted enamels. Enamelling in colours, upon iron, from is it