…Since the Middle Ages, England, along with Flanders, has prospered as a center of the textile industry. In particular, in the 13th and 14th centuries, luxurious silk fabrics embroidered with gold thread were exported to various European countries as “English products” (Opus Anglicanum), and some popes even wore vestments made from them. The embroidered wall hangings known as the “Bayeux Tapestry” are said to have been made in Canterbury around 1066-77 for the Bishop of Bayeux, and are about 20 meters long. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "Opus Anglicanum" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…中世以降イギリスはフランドルと共に織物業の中心として栄えた。特に13~14世紀には絹に金糸の刺繡をほどこした豪華な織物が〈イギリス製品Opus Anglicanum〉としてヨーロッパ各国に輸出され,これで作った法衣を愛用したローマ教皇もいた。また〈バイユーのタピスリー〉と呼ばれる刺繡壁掛けは,バイユーの司教のため1066‐77年ころカンタベリーで作られたといわれるもので,全長約20mに及ぶ。… ※「Opus Anglicanum」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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