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citizen of hers, John de Garlandia, or Garland, tells us:—"De textis vero fiunt cingula, et crinalia divitum mulierum et stole(ae) sacerdotum." These "priests' stoles," in all likelihood, were figured with the gammadion or filfod pattern; and, perhaps, many of them which are to be found in foreign sacristies to this day came from London.

The piece before us is figured in Dr. Bock's "Geschichte de Liturgischen Gewänder des Mittelalters," 4 Lieferung, pt. iii. fig. 3.

8252.

Piece of Silk and Gold Tissue, lilac-purple with fleur-de-lis diapering in gold. South Italian, end of 14th century. 5 inches by 4-1/2 inches.

This stuff seems to have been made expressly for French royalty, perhaps some member of the house of Anjou.

8253.

Piece of Dark Blue Silk, with pattern in yellow, consisting of centre ornaments surrounded by four crowned birds like parrots. South Italian, 14th century. 9 inches by 7 inches.

8254.

Piece of Silk Net, embroidered with crosslets and triangular ornaments charged with chevrons in lilac and green. North Italian, 14th century. 7 inches by 5 inches.

This is a good specimen of a kind of cobweb weaving, or "opus araneum," for which Lombardy, especially its capital, Milan, earned such a reputation at one time.