Abbey of Saint Denis. Rock Crystal Vase c. 1100 given to Abbot Suger by Louis VII, Suger writes in De Administratione: Still another vase, looking like a pint bottle of beryl or crystal, which the Queen of Acquitain had presented to our Lord King Louis as a newly wed bride on their first voyage, and the King to us as a tribute of his great love, we offered most affectionately to the Divine Table for libation. We have recorded the sequence of these gifts on the vase itself, after it has been adorned with gems and gold, in some little verses:
        As a bride, Eleanor gave the vase to King Louis
        Mitadolus to her grandfather, the King to me, and Suger to the Saints.

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