Art, Symbol & Imagination
The So-Called Dalmatic of Charlemagne: Embroidered Robe
A wide-sleeved ceremonial garment carries a great central sacred assembly surrounded by small crosses and additional figures. Dense patterned borders follow its hem and the ends of its sleeves. Needlework as Art reproduces the Vatican garment traditionally called the dalmatic of Charlemagne. The historical name identifies the object’s received association; the image’s clearest feature is the integration of a large devotional scene with the robe’s wearable form.
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Illustrator not identified. "The So-Called Dalmatic of Charlemagne: Embroidered Robe" [editorial title]. In Needlework as Art, Lady M. Alford. First edition, 1886, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington. Source scan leaf 465. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0111-0464
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Illustrator not identified. The So-Called Dalmatic of Charlemagne: Embroidered Robe. Needlework as Art. Scan leaf 465. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0111-0464