of the "Veronica".
Roman art. Fourteenth century.
a jour frame has two plate glasses. In the frame piece there are
many small, round disks in which portraits of saints can be seen,
some with the relative captions, and covered with small, crystal
lids. Between the disks there are pieces of mosaic in vitreous
paste. In 1350, ser Bandino da Guarsani and Francesco Inglorio
Veneziani offered the frame to keep the relic of the Veronica,
or the Holy Face, which was shown in ancient times to pilgrims
every Friday and on holidays.
few of the many items on display in the Treasury Museum