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Medieval Splendour in gold thread and silk
The Acupictrix, alias Dr Jessica Grimm, writes a weekly blog on medieval goldwork embroidery and related topics.
Dr Jessica Grimm is a member of Centre International d’Etude des Textiles Ancienes (CIETA), Bundesverband Kunsthandwerk, and S.E.W.
Blog categories
- Embroidery Technique
- Experiments
- Geography
- Medieval Embroiderers
- Museum
- Anagni Cathedral
- Bayerisches Nationalmuseum
- Brandenburg Cathedral
- British Museum London
- Canterbury Cathedral Archives
- Castello Buonconsiglio
- Catharijne Convent Utrecht
- Cathedral Treasury Le Puy-en-Velay
- Cathedral Treasury Vienna
- Church Heritage Museum Vilnius
- Diocesan Museum Bamberg
- Diocesan Museum Brixen
- Diocesan Museum Osnabrück
- Domschatz Fritzlar
- Domschatz im historischen Museum der Pfalz
- Domschatzmuseum Chur
- Frankfurt Cathedral
- Germanisches Nationalmuseum
- Görlitzer Sammlungen
- Hungarian Museum of Applied Arts
- Imperial Treasury Vienna
- Kloster Kamp
- Kunsthistorisches Museum Magdeburg
- Mainz Cathedral
- Merseburg Cathedral
- Musée Cluny
- Musee Diocesain de Namur
- Musei Vaticani
- Museo Civico Medievale Bologna
- Museo d'Arte Sacra San Gimignano
- Rüstkammer Dresden
- Saint Stefano Bologna
- Sammlung Bernheimer
- Sens Cathedral
- St Johann Burtscheid
- St Nicolai Kalkar
- Victory & Albert Museum London
- Opus
- Period
- Review
- Tutorial
- Uncategorized
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Embroidered vestments of GdaÅ„sk’s St Mary’s Church
Last week, I reviewed the long-awaited catalogue on the textiles of the Halberstadt Cathedral Treasury. Another Cathedral Treasury with many embroidered vestments from the late medieval period is now divided between Germany and Poland. As in Halberstadt, the textiles of GdaÅ„sk’s St Mary’s Church had survived in the… Read More
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Book Review: Die Textilien im Domschatz zu Halberstadt
On Saturday morning, a very large and heavy parcel arrived. It contained the five-part catalogue of the Cathedral Treasury of Halberstadt. In the making since 2011, they are now finally out in the open. As the books can only be bought as a set, it is quite a… Read More
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Medieval Stumpwork: a chasuble at Domschatz Fritzlar
After having shown you a chasuble cross and a chasuble with outstanding medieval stumpwork, you might feel a little disappointed with this week’s chasuble from Domschatz Fritzlar. Although perhaps not immediately apparent, the embroidery, likely made around AD 1500 in Germany, is actually quite unique. It combines mass-produced… Read More
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Medieval Stumpwork: a chasuble at Domschatzmuseum Chur
Last week, we examined a medieval stumpwork chasuble cross from the Domschatzmuseum Chur in Switzerland. This week, I have a very special stumpwork chasuble for you, which is also on display at the Domschatzmuseum Chur. So far, scholars have mainly been interested in the pseudo-Arabic silk fabric of… Read More
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Medieval Stumpwork: a chasuble cross @ Domschatzmuseum Chur
Last year, whilst on my way to visit my friend Sister M. Chiara, I stumbled upon some lovely medieval stumpwork at the Domschatzmuseum in Chur, Switzerland. Until then, I had no idea that these pieces existed. Late medieval stumpwork is a lot less rare than most people think.… Read More
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Order of the Golden Fleece: Dalmatic and Tunicella
This past month, we have examined the magnificently embroidered vestments of the Order of the Golden Fleece, exhibited at the Imperial Treasury in Vienna. On this blog, you can find an article providing a general overview of the literature, as well as articles on the antependia, the three… Read More