Some Notes on a Twelfth-Century Bishop's Mitre in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Article by Eleanor B. Sachs on a twelfth-century bishop's mitre from the Convent of Neustift, Brixen, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It describes the mitre's brow-band, peak bands and fanons, woven in colored silks and gold thread with a mermaid, centaurs, a lion and a figure who may be Scylla or Alexander. It explains the complex warp-twill structure with gold surface weft, with a diagram, and compares the bands to Palermo bands and Frederick II's coronation shoes and sword belt. Most of the article traces the double-tailed mermaid back to Greek, Etruscan and Roman Scylla images and medieval church carving, with extensive footnotes and many photographs.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1978
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 51
- Weaving drafts
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