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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
- Sankt Annen Museum Lübeck
- Sens Cathedral
- St Johann Burtscheid
- St Nicolai Kalkar
- Victory & Albert Museum London
- Opus
- Period
- Review
- Tutorial
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Book Review: Die Bamberger Kaisergewänder im Wandel kunsttechnoligische und materialwissenschaftliche Aspekte
FINALLY: three years and one month after I ordered the above title, it finally arrived a couple of days ago. It is the third (and last) volume on a research project regarding the Imperial Vestments kept in Bamberg. I have written two previous book reviews, which you can find here: volume… Read More
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Goldwork Tutorial: an ornate border from 15th century Venice
In the past two weeks, we have explored the early 15th-century goldwork embroidery from Venice, Italy. One of its characteristics is the ornate orphrey borders with the twisted columns. I’ve always been curious how they were made! So out came the cotton padding threads and the gold threads… Read More
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Venetian Embroidery: more “measles” from medieval Venice
From last week’s blog post, you might have gotten the idea that Venetian goldwork embroideries from the early 15th century are somewhat plentiful. They are not. However, another magnificent piece of Venetian embroidery was exhibited at Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento, Northern Italy. Some parts are remarkably modern in… Read More
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Venetian Embroidery: cope fragments of Pope Gregory XII
In September 2019, I visited the exquisite exhibition “Fili d’oro e dipinti di seta” in the Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento, Northern Italy. Together with the 2015 exhibition in the Catharijneconvent and the 2016 Opus Anglicanum exhibition in the V&A, this was one of those ‘must-see’ exhibitions. This one visit… Read More