Hardcover. 4to. Musee de Douai, Douai, France. 1995. 351 pgs. Illustrated wtih color plates. Text in French. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards very lightly rubbed and worn. Goldsmiths and silversmiths were numerous, for gold or silver plate served not only to display or disguise one's worth, but also to hedge a man against deflated currenceies and to give him in emergency, a form of wealth convertible into food or goods...Douai--became whirlpools of such commission industry, famous for their artistry and their revolts.