Medieval Textiles in the Cathedral of Uppsala, Sweden
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Article by Dr. Agnes Geijer, Curator of Textiles at the Statens Historiska Museum in Stockholm, surveying the medieval vestments in Uppsala Cathedral. It covers the cope of Archbishop Nils Alleson (1295), the St. Erik shroud, North Italian silk brocades, Chinese silks reused as linings, and the 15th-century needle-painted chasubles from the workshop of Albertus Pictor. The text includes a technical discussion of diasprum weaves, 2- and 3-heddle ground weaves, membrane-gold wefts, loom widths and selvages. Fourteen plates are followed by detailed plate notes with repeat widths and weave descriptions, plus footnotes citing the literature.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1952
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 27
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