Guilloche band, from a dalmatic of San Valero

1200s Overall: 6.1 x 26.1 cm (2 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.) Source image
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Rarely do medieval silks convey their original luxurious quality with such brilliant gold thread. This fragment is said to have been among relics of Saint Valerio from Lérida Cathedral (in northeast Spain, near Barcelona). An elegant geometric tracery in crimson silk decorates...

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