Tag Archives: apparel

  MINIATURE OF THE “JUSTINIANUS CODEX”, DATING BACK TO THE XIII CENTURY – AMBROSIAN LIBRARY, MILAN   The central figure, wearing a long gown, high neckline and hair adorned with ribbons, is an excellent example of feminine apparel in the first half of the XIII century.

  THE SHEPHERD’S ANNUNCIATION – MINIATURE OF THE EVANGELIARY KNOWN AS COUNTESS MATHILDA’S – DATING TO THE XII CENTURY – BADIA TREASURE, NONANTOLA   In the XII century, the apparel of well off persons differed from that of poor farmers above all because of the mantel, footwear and long shanks. …

  STANDARD BEARER – DETAIL FROM THE BAS-RELIEFS OF PORTA ROMANA – YEAR 1171 – CITY MUSEUM, MILAN   The raw realism of the coarse bas-relief precisely documents the religious state of the standard bearer, with the wide tonsure which leaves just a crown of hair around his head: the …

  MONKS – DETAIL OF THE BAS-RELIEF OF THE CIBORIUM DATABLE TO THE EARLY XII CENTURY – BASILICA OF SAINT AMBROSE, MILAN   The dark cowls with very wide sleeves, confer a particularly severe disposition to the monk’s apparel.

  GALEN AND HIPPOCRATES – FRESCO DATING TO THE XII CENTURY – CATHEDRAL, ANAGNI   The furs are a very important element of the apparel; the vair fur, with its characteristic alternation of grey and white, is a noble and doctoral emblem which also appears in the coat of arms. …