Embroidery in the exhibition "Splendour and glory of the Middle Ages
A few weeks ago, we were in Koln,
Germany, to visit the Exhibition "Splendour and glory of the
Middle Ages", in the Schnutgen Museum. And finally, I've got time to show you some of the
embroidery highlights.
The embroidery fragment in the museum flyer is a close-up from this 14th century brick stitch
pouch.
This 14th century pouch is one of my favorites. It's
embroidered in gold, with a little dog in 3D, and it's got a mesh
cover. This pouch is part of the collection of the Kölnischen
Stadtmuseum, where it is usually on display. It is described
extensively in the book “Mittelalter in Köln: Eine Auswahl aus den Beständen des Kölnischen Stadtmuseums”.
The images above are from the Bildindex. This site has wonderful pictures, but it's quite difficult
to browse. For some reason, I can't link back to the images. I know
that you can use the RBA code (see caption in the images) to browse,
but I don't know how... If you happen to know some tips & tricks
for browsing the Bildindex, please let us know!
And finally, I really liked the “Kölner
Borten”: wool and silk tablet woven bands with embroidery. The
colorful designs are just lovely! This type of borders were
manufactured in Koln between the 13th and the 16th
century, and were mainly used to adorn ecclesiastical garments. You can read more about these borders in "Kölner Bortenweberei im Mittelalter. Corpus Kölner Borte" . The
borders below are from ca 1450.
image from Kultur Online
1 comment :
Just beautiful!
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