Bologna Cope - Acupictrix - Dr Jessica Grimm

Opus anglicanum - an embroidered multi-coloured cope on display in a museum.

Opus anglicanum: the early 14th-century Bologna Cope

Last year, I spent many delightful hours studying the Bologna Cope at the Museo Civico Medievale in Bologna, Italy. This Opus anglicanum cope was made in England between AD 1310 and 1320. The cope was also displayed at the epic Opus anglicanum exhibition in the V&A in 2016/2017. Although the Read more

By Acupictrix - Dr Jessica Grimm, 2 yearsMarch 10, 2025 ago

Bologna Cope - front cover of the book with a part of the Bologna cope on a black background

Book Review

The Bologna Cope published by Brepols: a Book Review

Today I am going to introduce a new book on Opus anglicanum to you concerning the Bologna Cope. One of my students posted about it in the Medieval Embroidery Study Group. As the book is written in English, the language used by most people in the international embroidery scene, these books are too Read more

By Acupictrix - Dr Jessica Grimm, 4 yearsSeptember 20, 2022 ago