Last week, we looked at an embroidered maniple from the Stiftsmuseum Xanten dating to the 14th-century. This week, we will study a beautifully embroidered alms pouch from the same era and kept at the same museum. Non-religious embroidery from the Middle Ages has rarely survived. This particular secular alms pouch Read more
The Stiftsmuseum Xanten, Germany, displays an unusually embroidered maniple (107.5 x 8 cm) dating to the second quarter of the 14th century. The maniple is made of red silk and displays seven scenes of the Passion. All-over embroidered maniples are rare. Usually, they consist of a strip of the same Read more
Nearly a year ago, I visited the small museum of Kloster Kamp and spent a delightful afternoon with a beautifully embroidered antependium. As the embroidery dates to the first half of the 14th century and was probably made in Cologne (the Abbey had property there), it is well-suited for comparison Read more