Old English embroidery; its technique and symbolism (1894)
St. Aubyn, Alan, Marshall, Hugh · London, H. Cox · leaf 73
THE SYON COPE. 45 is described as being " inwrought with pelicans, images, and tabernacles of gold. The tabernacles were like niches, with pinnacles and roofs." Perhaps the most conclusive evidence is afforded by the faces of the figures. In English work the face of Our Lord and of all the men are… … Dalmatic of the Fifteenth Century. lip. This was a purely English custom. In Continental work the beard is allowed to grow into the moustache, and is represented as closely surrounding the mouth. The term Dalmatic applies to an ecclesiastical vestment, in the shape of a long robe or super tunic,…
Embroidery
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