Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Cope of Boniface VIII: Figured Embroidery Detail
Seated sacred figures occupy framed panels among scrolling roundels and dense stitched borders. The source caption identifies a portion of the cope of Boniface VIII, from Anagni and then in the Vatican collection. Its broad central band separates the main figures from smaller surrounding scenes. The close detail makes the relationship between narrative image and embroidered ornament visible.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Cope of Boniface VIII: Figured Embroidery Detail" [editorial title]. In Needlework as Art, Lady M. Alford. First edition, 1886, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington. Source scan leaf 484. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0111-0483
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Illustrator not identified. The Cope of Boniface VIII: Figured Embroidery Detail. Needlework as Art. Scan leaf 484. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0111-0483