Nef (metalwork)
A nef is an extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, made of precious metals in the shape of a ship – nef was another word for a carrack in French. If not just used for decoration, it could hold salt or spices (the latter being very expensive in the Middle Ages), or cutlery, or even napkins. The large nef depicted in the well-known calendar miniature for January from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry is being used to hold, and perhaps wash, gilt dishes from the table service. Nefs are recorded in France as early as 1239, initially consisting of just the hull, and perhaps initially used to drink from; by the 14th century the most elaborate had masts, sails and even crew, and had become too crowded with such details to be used as containers for a
Nef (metalwork)
A nef is an extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, made of precious metals in the shape of a ship – nef was another word for a carrack in French. If not just used for decoration, it could hold salt or spices (the latter being very expensive in the Middle Ages), or cutlery, or even napkins. The large nef depicted in the well-known calendar miniature for January from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry is being used to hold, and perhaps wash, gilt dishes from the table service. Nefs are recorded in France as early as 1239, initially consisting of just the hull, and perhaps initially used to drink from; by the 14th century the most elaborate had masts, sails and even crew, and had become too crowded with such details to be used as containers for a
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A nef is an extravagant table ...... a boat-shaped incense-holder.
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O nef é um enfeite de mesa ext ...... como uma marca de seu status.
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Une nef de table est une pièce ...... able, dérive le mot vaisselle.
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Неф — дорогостоящее украшение ...... м называется особый тип судна.
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A nef is an extravagant table ...... to be used as containers for a
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O nef é um enfeite de mesa ext ...... berg no início do século XVII.
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Une nef de table est une pièce ...... aque repas même à l’extérieur.
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Неф — дорогостоящее украшение ...... м называется особый тип судна.
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Nef (metalwork)
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Nef de table
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Nef
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Неф (сосуд)
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