Dalton, O. M. (Ormonde Maddock), 1866-1945 · Oxford, At the Clarendon Press · leaf 607
thread upon dark purple ground in many pieces seem to be executed by the 582 TEXTILES The colours employed were never more than about twelve. Purples,violet-brown, and reds served for background; for executing the designs,the weaver disposed of violet, indigo, and pale blue, two tones of… … Fig. 366. The Adoration of the Magi: tapestry medallion from a tunic of about the sixthcentury, from a Coptic cemetery in Egypt. (British Museum.) smaller were applied to the garments of the living or served to adornthe great linen tunics in which the bodies of the dead were clothed. A great number…
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