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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.
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- Embroidery Technique
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13th century, British Museum London, England, Opus anglicanum, Sens Cathedral, Victory & Albert Museum LondonThe Bishop’s Stockings (buskins/caligae) part II
Last week, we looked at three pairs of stockings from two kings and a bishop. The oldest pair dated to the 11th century, and the other two were from the late 12th century. This week, we will look at the grave finds of three bishops who lived in… Read More
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11th century, 12th century, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Domschatz im historischen Museum der Pfalz, England, Germany, Imperial Treasury Vienna, Italy
The Bishop’s Stockings (buskins/caligae) part I
When I was updating my database on medieval goldwork embroidery, I came across beautifully embroidered ceremonial stockings. The use of these stockings ended after the Second Vatican Council in 1962. Bishops, but also some male nobility, were laid to rest in them. They are often the best-preserved part… Read More
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Medieval embroiderers mentioned in historical sources
Over the years, I have come across the names of hundreds of medieval embroiderers. A couple of names can often be found in papers on medieval embroidered textiles. Sometimes, a whole list is provided, for instance, of those people who worked on embroidered textiles for Duke Philip the Good in… Read More
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Tutorial: Sampler Motif Needle Minder with a beaded edge
This week’s tutorial: beaded needle minders with historical motifs. I have always been fascinated by historical samplers! When I lived near Rotterdam many years ago, I became a textile volunteer at a local museum in Maasland. They had a stunning collection of beautiful historical samplers. I had permission to reproduce… Read More
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How to make gold gimp?
German medieval embroideries are often characterised by a composite thread not seen elsewhere: gold gimp. This is a relatively thick piece of string wrapped with a thin thread of membrane gold (gilt animal gut wrapped around a linen core). Was this a ready-made thread? Did the embroiderers make the thread… Read More
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15th century, 16th century, Diocesan Museum Brixen, Germany, Görlitzer Sammlungen, Kunsthistorisches Museum MagdeburgThe Life of Mary: It’s all in the details
This blog post is taking way longer to write than I intended. Sorry, I fell down a rabbit hole. And then another one :). I will find myself in both holes in the state library in Munich on Friday. What happened? As always, I think I have seen… Read More