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  An umbilical cord container, most likely of Sioux workmanship. Generally after the birth, the umbilical cord was preserved in a container lavishly decorated with beads, such as the one shown in the photograph, which was then hung over the cradle or, later on, on the belt. The lizard-like shape …

  THE VIRGIN– 13th CENTURY MOSAIC– BASILICA DI SAN MARCO, VENICE   The frontal image of the standing Virgin allows you to admire the majestic grace of the hooded cape embroidered with gold stars, draped on the shoulders and embellished at the edges with knotted golden fringe; the wide tunic …

  AMBONE DI NICCOLO’ SACERDOS ET PROTOMAGISTER (PART.) – YEAR 1229 – CATHEDRAL,  BITONTO   The royal clothing even beyond of the solemn consecration ceremony includes the cape and the crown: over the tunic you can see a sleeveless vest: interesting in the third figure the detail of the belt …

  ISABELLA FERRARI and the elegance of gray Humiliated one evening, triumphant the next; to the courageous actress, The Roma Film Festival was like a roller coaster ride. Braved in evening gowns. The film she starred in, E la chiamano estate, was met with whistles and taunted with obnoxious jokes.  …

  ANONYMOUS– HEROD AND HERODIAS– END OF THE 13TH CENTURY – ST. JOHN BAPISTRY, FLORENC Towards the end of the 1200s the fervor of the city began to manifest itself even in traditional clothing, especially in the jauntiest ways of wearing it. To be noticed are the feminine cape placed …