sumptuary

In the realm of sumptuary arts, embroidery flourished.
Dans le domaine des arts somptuaires, l’art de la broderie s’épanouit.
From literature to painting, music to architecture, the theatre to sumptuary arts.
De la littérature à la peinture, de la musique à l'architecture, du théâtre aux arts somptuaires.
This precious silk fragment is the remnant of an important sumptuary item, decorated with religious figures linked by stylised palmettes.
Ce précieux fragment en soie provient d’un important contexte somptuaire, décoré de figures religieuses associées à des palmettes stylisées.
During the Macedonian Renaissance, embodied above all by the sumptuary arts and illumination, mural painting played a secondary role.
Dans le renouveau de la Renaissance macédonienne, incarné surtout par les arts somptuaires et l’enluminure, la peinture murale tient une place secondaire.
An act of Louis IX of France (1214-1270) that established a sumptuary law reserving diamonds for the King, which indicates the rarity of this stone and the value conferred on it at that time.
Un acte de Louis IX (Saint-Louis, 1214–1270), Roi de France, a établi une loi somptuaire, réservant les diamants pour le Roi, indiquant par là leur rareté et leur valeur.
This piece, while still a sumptuary object, belongs to a variety whose decoration, based in brass and niello, lacks the richness that characterises other jineta swords made of ivory or enamel.
Tout en restant un objet somptuaire, cette pièce appartient à une variante dont la décoration, fondée sur le cuivre jaune et sur le niellage, manque de la richesse qui caractérise d'autres “épées cavalières” en ivoire ou en émail.
Given the type of decoration and the figurative elements, this may have been part of a work of sumptuary art and is very similar to those produced in Córdoba (Spain), specifically in the Halaf workshop.
Vu le type de décor et des éléments représentés, le fragment pourrait appartenir à un objet d'art somptuaire très similaire à ceux produits à Cordoue, notamment dans les ateliers de Khalaf.
There are many sumptuary articles they could do without.
Il y a plusieurs articles de luxe dont ils pourraient se passer.
In the 13th century, an act of Saint Louis (Louis IX of France, 1214-70) established a sumptuary law that reserved diamonds for the king based on their rarity and value that was conferred to them at that time.
Au 13ième siècle, l’acte de Saint Louis (Louis IX de France, 1214-70) introduisait une loi qui réservait les diamants pour le roi parce qu’ils étaient tant rares et précieux.
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