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  SAINT MARTIN BESTOWS HIS MANTLE – MINIATURE OF THE COD. LXXXVI, MISSAL OF THE BLESSED WARMONDO, DATED 969-1002 – CAPITOLARE LIBRARY, IVREA During the general economic depression of the tenth century, the poor often only had a torn tunic with which to cover his nakedness, while the rich, besides …

  To create this highly compressed, long knot one needs a narrow, soulless tie. Moreover, the fabric must be lightweight to allow the knot to be tightened properly.

  He is present through the main character, a radically transformed Roberto Benigni, an amiable vagabond who gazes in rapt astonishment upon this crooked, messed up world. He speaks with the intonation of the director whom he represents: in his willingness to listen to the voices of the deep; in …

  CRUCIFICTION – MISSAL OF THE BLESSED WARMUNDIO – DATED 969-1002 – CAPITOLARE LIBRARY, IVREA Tenth century apparel is imbued with a certain simplicity. The soldiers on either side of the cross wear short tunics tied at the waist, tight breeches, closed footwear. The Madonna is cloaked and wears a …

  Piegan shirts with heavy ermine fringes and human scalps. Gathered in 1903, it’s the typical model worn by the Blackfeet Indians from 1880 on. Although the shoulder and arm straps are embroidered  with seed pearls using fill stitches, the designs are very similar to the porcupine quill trimming found …