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| | | | [Title-Page.] Penelope at her loom, reproached by her son Telemachus. From vase found at Chiusi, in Etruria. “Monum. d. Inst. Arch. Rom.” ix. Pl. 42. |
| [1] | 22 | [93] | Assurbanipal (Sardanapalus). Sculptures from Nineveh. British Museum. |
| [2] | 22 | [93] | Portion of royal Babylonian mantle. From Layard’s “Monuments,” Series i. pl. 9. |
| [3] | 29 | | St. John. From King Alfred’s Celtic Book of the Gospels. Lambeth Palace Library. |
| [4] | 30 | | A page of the Book of St. Cuthbert, or Book of Lindisfarne. |
| [5] | 33 | | Silver Bowl from Palestrina. From Clermont Ganneau’s “Journal Asiatique, Syro-Egyptien-Phœnicien.” |
| [6] | 40 | [93] | Empress Theodora. Ravenna Mosaic. |
| [7] | 42 | | Italian Embroidery, fifteenth century. South Kensington Museum. |
| [8] | 43 | | Italian and Spanish orphrey, sixteenth century. |
| [9] | 45 | | Plâteresque Design. Spanish coverlet, green velvet and gold, sixteenth century. Goa work. |
| [10] | 87 | | Wave Pattern. 1, 4, 9, 12, 13. Greek wave pattern. 2. Key or
Mæander Greek wave. 3. Greek broken wave. 5, 6, 7.
Egyptian smooth and rippling wave pattern. 8. Mediæval
wave. 10, 11, 14. Babylonian and Chaldean. 15. Persian or
Greek, from glass bowl, British Museum. 16. English wave
(or cloud). Durham embroideries, tenth century. |
| [11] | 88 | | Simple Patterns. 1. Persian. 2. Lotus border, Egyptian. |
| [12] | 90 | | Lotus Borders. 1. Indian. 2, 3. Egyptian. 4, 5, Greek. 6. Indian. |
| [13] | 95 | [102] | Indian Lotus. 1. With Assyrian daisy. 2. Lotus. 3. The egg
and tongue, or Vitruvian scroll from Vignola. “Regole di Ordine di Architettura.” |
| [14] | 91 | | Sunflower Pattern. R. S. A. N. Nineteenth century. |
| [15] | 92 | | Portion of a page of the Book of Kells. Dublin University Library. |
| [16] | 93 | [114] | Demeter. Greek fictile vase. British Museum. |
| [17] | 93 | [217] | 1. Greek Embroidery, 300 B.C. From tomb of the Seven Brothers, Crimea. |
| | | | 2. Egyptian painted or embroidered linen. The cone, bead,
daisy, wave. Lotus-under-water patterns are represented on this fragment. |
| [18] | 93 | | Egyptian Tapestry weaving finished with the needle. British Museum. |
| [19] | 97 | [114] | Egyptian key patterns. Wilkinson’s “Ancient Egyptians,” p. 125. |
| [20] | 99 | [101] | Trees of Life. 1, 2, 3. Assyrian. 4. Sicilian silk. 5. Mediæval. Birdwood’s “Indian Arts.” |
| [21] | 101 | | Trees of Life. 1. Sculpture over gate of Mycenæ. 2. Sicilian silks; Persian type. |
| [22] | 101 | | Lotus merged into Tree of Life. 1. Split Chinese Lotus.
2. Split Persian Lotus, from a frieze by Benozzo Gozzoli.
Ricardi Palace, Florence. 3. Petal of flower. Greek glass
bowl from tomb in Southern Italy. |
| [23] | 101 | | Trees of Life. Sicilian silks. Auberville. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10. Persian type. 6, 7, 8, 9, 11. Indian type. |
| [24] | 101 | | Tree of Life transformed into vine. Modern pattern of work from the Principalities. |
| [25] | 103 | | Typical Crosses. 1. Swastika fire-stick cross. 2. From Greek
vase, British Museum, 765 B.C. 3. Sectarial mark of Sakti
race. India. 4. Sectarial mark of Buddhists and Jainis.
5. On early Rhodian pottery. 6. Egyptian prehistoric cross.
7. Tau cross. 8. Mark of land, Egyptian and Ninevite.
9. Mark of land, Egyptian and Ninevite. 10. Clavus, “nail”
or “button,” or sun-cross. 11, 12, 13. Scandinavian sun and
moon crosses. 14, 15, 16. Celtic. 17. Chrysoclavus. 18,
19. Stauracin patterns. 20. Norwegian. 21. Runic. 22. Cross
in Temple of the Sun, Palenque. 23. Scotch Celtic cross.
24. Cross at Iona. 25, 26. Runic and Scandinavian crosses.
27. Cross diapered on Charlemagne’s dalmatic. 28. From
mantle of Henry II., Emperor of Germany. |
| [26] | 103 | | Prehistoric Crosses. 1. Greek. Pallas, with plaited tunic
worked with Swastika. 2. Greek. Ajax playing at dice with
Achilles. Cloak embroidered with Swastika and other prehistoric
patterns. Fictile vase, Vatican Museum. |
| [27] | 105 | | Assyrian Carpet carved in stone, British Museum. |
| [28] | 107 | | Gothic. 1. Dress patterns from old MS. 2, 3. Old English tiles. |
| [29] | 109 | | Cloud Patterns. 1, 2, 3, 7. Japanese. 5, 8, 9. Mediæval. 4. Chinese. 6. Badge of Richard II. |
| [30] | 109 | | Indo-Chinese Coverlet. Hatfield. Supposed to have belonged to Oliver Cromwell. |
| [31] | 109 | | Fundata Patterns. 1. On Phœnician silver bowl. (“L’Imagerie
Phénicienne.”) 2, 3. From tomb at Essiout, Egypt. Wilkinson’s
“Ancient Egyptians,” ii. p. 125. 1600 B.C. |
| [32] | 124 | | Part of Border of silk, gold, and pearls. Worked by Blanche,
wife of Charles IV. of Bohemia. Bock’s “Lit. Gew.” ii. p. 246. |
| [33] | 147 | | Embroidered Window hanging from portrait of Mahomet II.,
by Gentil Bellini; belonging to Sir Henry Layard. |
| [34] | 153 | [110] | Classical Silks. 1. Greek. 2. Roman. |
| [35] | 163 | | Durham Relics. Persian type of silk weaving. |
| [36] | 164 | | Durham Relics. Norman and Persian types mixed. |
| [37] | 164 | | Durham Relics. Græco-Egyptian type. |
| [38] | 164 | | Egyptian Boat with embroidered and fringed sails, and floating
scarves. Wilkinson’s “Ancient Egyptians,” iii. p. 211. |
| [39] | 200 | | White embroidery from sculptured tomb of a knight, fifteenth century. Ara Cœli, Rome. |
| [40] | 201 | | Processional Cloak, Spanish work, temp. Henry VIII., belonging to Lord Arundel of Wardour. |
| [41] | 204 | | Opus Pulvinarium. Counted stitches. 1. Italian. 2. Scandinavian. 3. Ancient Egyptian. Turin Museum. |
| [42] | 206 | | Italian Mosaic Stitch work, sixteenth century. Alford House. |
| [43] | 214 | | Japanese Opus Plumarium. White silk. |
| [44] | 216 | [25] | Opus Consutum. Funeral tent of an Egyptian queen. |
| [45] | 219 | [123] | Opus Consutum. “Inlaid” and “onlaid.” Italian, seventeenth century. |
| [46] | 235 | | Egyptian Gobelins finished with the needle. |
| [47] | 236 | | Rheims Cathedral Tapestry. The Virgin weaving and embroidering on frame a “basse-lisse.” |
| [48] | 243 | | Tent of Charles the Bold, taken at Grandson, now in museum at Berne. The badge is that of the Golden Fleece. |
| [49] | 252 | | English Tapestry belonging to Lord Salisbury, at Hatfield House, temp. Henry VIII. |
| [50] | 294 | | Italian Knight of fifteenth century armed for conquest. Gentile da Fabriano. Academia, Florence. |
| [51] | 309 | | St. Mark. Anglo-Saxon Book of the Gospels. York Minster Library. |
| [52] | 312 | | Classical Pattern adapted into Christian art. |
| [53] | 318 | | Charlemagne’s Dalmatic. Vatican Treasury. |
| [54] | 318 | | Charlemagne’s Dalmatic. Vatican Treasury. |
| [55] | 318 | | Portion of Charlemagne’s Dalmatic. Half-size. |
| [56] | 319 | | St. Silvester’s Pluvial. Treasury of St. John Lateran, Rome. Opus Anglicanum, thirteenth century. |
| [57] | 319 | | Portion of St. Silvester’s Pluvial, showing its condition. |
| [58] | 319 | | Bologna Cope. Museo del Municipio. Opus Anglicanum. |
| [59] | 319 | | Daroca Cope. Archæological Museum at Madrid. Opus Anglicanum. |
| [60] | 319 | | Boniface VIII.’s Cope from Anagni, his native place; now in Vatican Treasury; twelfth century. |
| [61] | 319 | | Altar Frontal at Anagni, Italy. Italian work, fourteenth century. |
| [62] | 320 | | Worcester Relics of the tenth century. 1. From tomb of
Walter de Cantilupe. 2. From Aix, in Switzerland. Same type. |
| [63] | 320 | | 1. Mitre of Thomas à Becket. 2. The cross with twelve
leaves, “for the healing of the nations.” Coronation vestments at Rheims. |
| [64] | 321 | | Anglo-Saxon Work, purple and gold, from tomb of William de Blois, Worcester. He died Bishop in 1236. |
| [65] | 321 | | A Portion of St. Stephen of Hungary’s Mantle, worked by his Queen Gisela. From Bock’s “Kleinodien.” |
| [66] | 322 | | Portion of Mantle of Henry II., worked by his Empress Kunigunda. From Bock’s “Kleinodien.” |
| [67] | 325 | | The Syon Cope. South Kensington Museum. |
| [68] | 329 | | Italian Embroideries designed by Pollaiolo; worked by Paolo da Verona. Sixteenth century. |
| [69] | 330 | | Spanish Altar Frontal. The Arms of Castile embroidered
in gold with pearls. Ashridge. Plâteresque style, seventeenth century. |
| [70] | 337 | [113] | Consular Ivories. Two diptychs. 1. Zurich, Wasser-Kirche.
Inscribed to Consul Areobindus, A.D. 434. 2. At Halberstadt.
No date. From Bock’s “Lit. Gew.” |
| [71] | 363 | | Aelfled’s Orphrey, signed by her. Durham Cathedral Library. |
| [72] | 363 | | St. Gregory and St. John (Prophet), from Aelfled’s orphrey. Durham. English work, tenth century. |
| [73] | 365 | | St. Dunstan in adoration, drawn by himself. Bodleian Library, Oxford. Tenth century. |
| [74] | 369 | | Small Parsemé Patterns from Strutt’s “Royal and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of the English from 1100 to 1530.” |
| [75] | 369 | | English Patterns of embroidery. 1. Panel of a screen in
Hornby Church, Yorkshire. 2. Dress on a painted window
in St. Michael’s Church, York. 3. Woven material of the Towneley Copes. |
| [76] | 375 | | Opus Anglicanum, twelfth century. British Museum. |
| [77] | 376 | | Typical English Ornaments for ecclesiastical embroideries, twelfth century. |
| [78] | 377 | | Dunstable Pall. Temp. Henry VII. |
| [79] | 378 | | Vintners’ Company Pall. Henry VII. |
| [80] | 378 | | Henry VII.’s Cope, from Stoneyhurst; designed by Torrigiano, the sculptor of his tomb. |
| [81] | 382 | | Spanish Work. Temp. Henry VIII. |
| [82] | 383 | | English “Spanish Work.” Temp. Henry VIII. |
| [83] | 389 | | Cushion Cover, Hatfield House. Temp. Elizabeth. |
| [84] | 390 | | Oriental “Tree and Beast” Pattern. Cockayne-Hatley. Temp. James I. |
| [85] | 391 | | English Crewel Work. Indian design. Temp. James I. |