The Age of edited by Michael A. Michael ISBN: 9781909400412 (hb) DESCRIPTION: This volume, the first to appear in a series of Studies in English Medieval , contains the PRICE: papers delivered at a Symposium held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in February $143.00 (hb) 2013, which was designed to re-vitalize research and public awareness of a significant medium of medieval art. During the period which has become known as the great age of Opus Anglicanum PUBLICATION DATE: between c.1200 and 1400, kings, popes and high ranking prelates all over Europe vied with each 24 October 2016 (hb) other in their desire to own English medieval embroidery. Such vestments were first mentioned as 'English Work' (Opus Anglicanum) in the papal archives because of their distinctive style rather than BINDING: their technique - although most also display skillful use of gold embroidery in what is known as Hardback 'underside ', a method of embroidering silver-gilt thread so that it is both pliable and displays the maximum amount of thread on the surface of the garment. The imagery achieved in this PAGES: special medium is comparable with the luxurious illuminated manuscripts produced in England 240 during the Middle Ages and forms a repository of some unique iconography. The essays included here break new ground in the understanding of both liturgical and secular embroidery, covering ILLUSTRATIONS: topics such as interesting iconographic aspects found in Opus Anglicanum; hitherto unpublished Illus. data from the royal accounts of Edward III related to commissions and payments to embroiderers and embroideresses; and a detailed study of late medieval English palls accompanied by a Handlist PUBLISHER: of the major extant examples. Of particular importance is the inclusion of the Evelyn Thomas Brepols Publishers Collection of pre-digital images of Opus Anglicanum work, now digitized in its entirety at the Princeton Index of Christian Art. The wealth of illustrations in this volume - over 200 images and IMPRINT: comparative material from other forms of medieval art - are all in full colour. Harvey Miller

TABLE OF CONTENTS: SERIES: Preface M. A. Michael From Opus Anglicum to Opus Anglicanum A brief historiography of Medieval Studies in English English Embroidery Chronological List of Major Examples of 'Opus Anglicanum' and their Patrons Medieval Embroidery and Gift-Givers Julian Gardner Papal Exactions, Royal Gifts and fashionable Cardinals The Curial Clientele for Opus Anglicanum c.1300-70 Lisa Monnas for Edward III Glyn Davies For READER INTERESTS: whom the Embroiderer toils The Role of the Commissioner in the Design of some fourteenth-century Costume and Opus Anglicanum Embroideries Nigel Morgan Some Iconographic Aspects of Opus Anglicanum Medieval Studies Evelin Wetter Donors' Wishes, Liturgical Requirements, and Serial Production The Limits and Potentials of Research on English Embroidery in a Museum Collection Kate Heard Still 'verais, popres e beaus'? English ecclesiastical Embroidery from the Wars of the Roses to the Early Colum Hourihane The Development of the Medieval English Pall Evelyn Thomas Reflections on the Development of English Medieval Embroidery c.1275-1350 Bibliography Glossary Index of Illustrations Photographic Credits

CONTRIBUTORS BIOGRAPHIES: Dr M.A. Michael is a professorial Fellow of the University of Glasgow and Academic Director at Christie's Education. He has published widely on English medieval manuscripts, stained glass and panel painting.