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  ST. BENEDICT AND THEOBALD THE ABBOT – MINIATURE OF THE CASSINESE CODE N.73 – DATABLE BETWEEN 1022 AND 1035 – ABBAZIA DI MONTECASSINO The abbot and the Saint are wearing identical apparel which mirrors the disposition of the Regula of Saint Benedict: dark cowl (cucullum), manilla tinted scapular and …

  THE WEIGHING OF THE SOULS – BAS-RELIEF DATING TO THE XI CENTURY – SAINT JAMES’ ABBEY, PONTIDA In the youth’s apparel the tunic, fitted at the waist with flared sleeves, assumes a new feature with the pleating of the lower portion, which is slightly lower than the knees. Tight …

  THE ANGEL RAPHAEL – DETAIL OF THE FRESCOES DATING TO THE XI CENTURY – SANT’ANGELO IN FORMIS In the region of Campania the Byzantine tradition lives on, as is shown in the apparel of the angel Raphael with the mantel open on the side, adorned with jeweled ornaments around …

  THE SAMARITAN AT THE WELL – FRESCO OF THE XI CENTURY – CHURCH OF SANT’ANGELO IN FORMIS A beautiful example of feminine XI century apparel, a testament to the pursuit of elegance: the wide mail, decorated around the neckline with an elaborate strip of embroidery and outlined with pearls, …

  SAINTS AGNES AND PUDENTIANA – MOSAIC DATED BETWEEN 817 AND 824 – CHURCH OF SAINT PRAXEDIS, ROME Feminine apparel in ninth-century Rome conserves its Byzantine characteristics. A smooth ribbon hairstyle with a light coronet, gold earrings, an oblique dalmatica with a collar (maniakion) and circular embroideries (orbiculi), a high …