Искусства и ремесла Средневековья

194 Arts and Crafts in the �1iddle Ages

Bishop of Ely, perfoгшed thc сегешопу of Chшching for Queeп Pllilippa, the royal dаше besto,ved нроn hiш thc go,Yn ,vl1ich she \УОГС on tl1at occasioп; it is de­ sc1·ibecl as а шurrey-coloured velvet, powdeгed witl1 golden squiпels, and ,vas of sucЬ voluшinous pattern tlшt it ,vas cut оvег iпto tllгee copcs! Bridal gowпs ,vеге soшetiшes given to clшгcl1es, as ,vcll. St. Loнis of Fгance ,vas ,vhat шigl1t Ье called teшpe1·­ ate in dгess. The Siгe de Joinville says l1e "never saw а siпgle eшbroideгed coat or oшan1e11ted saddle iп tl1e possession of tl1e kiпg, a11d гeprovrd 11..is son for haviпg sнch things. I гeplied tЬat l1e ,voнlcl ha,'e acted better if he had given theш in cha1·ity, and had Ыs dress шаdе of good sendal, lined and stгengtЬeнed ,vitl1 Ьis arшs, like as the king 11is fatl1eг Ьаd done ! " At the шarгiage of the Lord of Тошаiпе iп 1389, the Dнke of Bшgundy presented шagnificeпt haЫts and clotlling to his nephew tЬе Count of Nevers: aшong tЬese \Yere tнпics, oгnaшented ,vith embroidered trees conveпtionally displayed on thei1· backs, fгonts, and sleeves; otl1ers shO\ved l1eгaldic Ыаzошу, ,vhile а Ыuе velvet tнnic ,vas covered \Yith balas rпbles set in pearls, alteгnating witЬ sш1s of solid gold ,Yith great solitaire pearls as centгes. Again, iп 1390, wЬen the king visited Dijon, he presented to the same пephew а set o· f hai-­ nesses for joнsting. Some of them wcre eoшposed lar·gcly of sheets of Ьеаtеп golcl and silver. In some gold ancl silver шaгgueгites ,vеге iпtгoduced also. Savoпaгola repгoved tЬе Floгentine nuпs for employ-