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  MINIATURE OF THE BIBLE MANUSCRIPT IV 74, FROM THE XIII CENTURY – APOSTOLIC VATICAN LIBRARY The thirteenth-century elegance is revealed not only in the line which gracefully traces the bust, but also in the variety of cloths: to the left a striped linen, most likely woven by the Umiliati …

  MASTER OF THE MAGDALENE – DETAIL OF THE ANNUNCIATION – SECOND HALF OF THE XIII CENTURY – MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS, PARIS   Lovely silk cloths, embroidered or woven with ornamental motifs, enrich the female gowns which appear very sober in their long-limbed garb. However, the monocolor mantel worn …

In 1926 he is sent to New York by Condé Nast, the editor for Vogue U.S.A., where he stays for six months. The quality of his work will be an inspiration for many future illustrators. Over the course of his career, Georges Lepape draws illustrations for billboards, playbills, cloths, catalogues …

  BYZANTINE CLOTH FRAGMENT WITH LIONS FACING THE TREE OF LIFE – DATED AT X CENTURY (?) – SACRED VATICAN MUSEUM In the Ottonian time period we have some information regarding the cultivation of silk and silk weaving in Italy, however the most prized silk cloths continue to arrive from …