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Although Paris was the main centre of production, other workshops emerged in Italy and Germany. Some of the craftsmen may have been trained in Paris as their work often combines French and local styles.\nThe Gothic Triptych was to all intents and purposes a sub-branch of the tabernacle polyptych, with a shallower central panel and two, rather than four, hinged wings. The subject matter was the same, dominated by single images of the standing Virgin and Child and scenes from the infancy of Christ. Triptychs – like diptychs – are better suited to the needs of a travelling clientele, who would wish to take these small portable altars with them as aids to prayer. Some of them were intended to be carried in cases, usually of cuir bouilli (boiled leather).","physicalDescription":"Carved ivory centre panel from a triptych. A bishop (dressed in mitre and chasuble and with gloves and maniple) in the act of benediction is depicted beneath a trefoil arch supported on slender columns and surmounted by elaborate architecture representing the roof of a church. 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