ID: royal_ms_2_a_xxii_f220v Title: Westminster Psalter Provenance: England (Westminster or St Albans); circa 1250 Caption: St Christopher carrying the Christ Child Language: Latin Source identifier: Royal 2 A. XXII, f.220v British Library Shelfmark: Royal 2 A. XXII If you wish to purchase a high quality copy of this image, please place an order at Images Online imagesonline.bl.uk. The details from the above list should help you locate the images.
Bezants, that is metal ornaments attached to clothing (or other stuff) were popular in the Middle Ages and the 13th and early 14th centuries are no exception. Ever since reading about clothes decorated all over with bezants or spangles in the High Middle Ages, ten years ago or so, I've wanted to made a gown with metal ornaments all over. Well, someday it would happen. This is the gown waiting to be decorated (and lined, after all the bezants are in place). It's from fairly thick wool and has, as you can see wide 7/8 sleeves, showing that I will wear a cotte with tight sleeves under it. Since I don't have the money to custom order anything, nor the skill or equipment to make my own bezants I ordered these charms to use. The heraldic arms that I use in the SCA have white cinquefoils on a green background so I thought that it would be fitting. Since they only have one loop to sew through they will move when I do. This was probably not the most common in period, since all preserved examples that I have seen which are still attached to fabric are attached firmly at several points. There are however many examples of leaves, and other shapes hanging loosely from bezants, and from clasps and pins, so I feel that fluttering floweres aren't that far away from period practice. I intend to place them in groups of three. While I'm sure that the popularity of this grouping of dots in manuscripts from the period more reflects a pretty way to make patterns than actual garments depcited, the fact that it was so common ought to also reflect a period sense of what was pretty. However, since they are on their way to me from China just now I can't do more than sew the gown and its cream thin wool lining, which I have done, and collect period images of bezants. So, here are some: Finds from London 1300-1500. Note the hanging leaves. Museum of London From Bildindex.de, that somewhat hard to navigate treasure trove, there are several images to be found. A cloak for a statue of Mary in the Halberstadt Dom, 14th century Bezants with loosely hanging leaves, same garment Quite a few five-petaled flowers there too:
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