Virgo inter Virgines - Acupictrix

Model book - Hungarian Museum of Applied Arts, Inv. Nr. 7393, originally from a church in Carinthia, Austria.

Reconstructing a model book for late medieval embroidery

When we looked at the embroidered chasuble from Fritzlar with the Virgo inter Virgines iconography last week, I was sure I would find many Doppelgängers. I had seen this iconography many times before, and I was pretty sure that these pieces were all very similar. Nope. They are not. As soon as you Read more

By Dr Jessica Grimm, 2 years13. February 2024 ago

15th century

Virgo inter Virgines: 15th century embroidery from Germany

Late last year, I visited the Domschatz of Fritzlar. This small museum displays several embroidered medieval textiles, which you can photograph as long as you don’t use flash. The textiles are extremely well-lit and very close to the display case’s glass. This means that you can examine them very well! Today, Read more

By Dr Jessica Grimm, 2 years5. February 2024 ago