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  FIGURES OF SAINTS – DETAIL OF THE APSIDAL MOSAIC DATING CIRCA YEAR 1120 – DUOMO, CEFALU’   Clerical garb in Sicily, which is in keeping with tradition, is strikingly Byzantine in nature. This is displayed by the three figures of saints with a tunic (sticharium) with its lavishly decorated …

    A Chippewa while she weaves a mat, a typical summer occupation for older women. This appears to be a mat made out of cedar bark, natural golden-brown in colour, with striped designs painted with cedar.

  Afternoon coat and dress. By Worth. GEORGE BARBIER 1922

  SAINT BASIL AND SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM – MOSAIC DATING BACK TO CIRCA 1120 – PALATINE CHAPEL – ROYAL PALACE, PALERMO   The austere majesty of the ecclesiastical attire is clearly depicted in these two drawings of Saints: Saint Basil who belonged to the Eastern Church has a sacred pallium …

  Similar to the Half-mast but in addition to the normal knot we create another below the collar. It may come in handy with a particularly long tie.