Nef (metalwork)
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nef-metalwork-307-15941556
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Nef (metalwork)
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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, 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 Franc
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Medieval ornamental metalwork container
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nef_(metalwork)
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2022-12-03T18:33:37Z
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