Искусства и ремесла Средневековья

196 A1·ts and C1·afts in the Middle Ages

The unгivalled excellence of English woollen cloths was made manifest at an early period. Тhеге was а fabric ргоdнсеd at Norwich of such sнperiority that а law ,vas passcd p1·ohiЬiting monks from ,vearing it, the reason beiпg that it ,vas consideгed "srnaгt cnoнgh fOl' military mеп ! " This ,vas iп 1422. Thc name of \Vol's­ ted ,vas given to а certaiп wool because it was madc at vVOl'sted, а town iп Noгfolk; later the 1 ' woгsted tlн·ead " ,vas sold for needle,vol'ke1·s. , Ladies шаdе theiг own gold thread in the Middle Agcs Ьу wiпding а fiпe flat gold ,vire, scaгcely of more body than а foil, around а silk thl'ead. Patchcs ,vere eшbroideгed iпto place uроп such clothes or vestments as wеге tшn: t.hose who did this ,voгk ,ve1·e as well гecogпized as the oгiginal desigпeщ and were called ' 1 hcaleгs " of clothes ! Embroide1·ed bed hangings wеге ve1·y much iп order in шediaэval tiшes in England. Iп the eleventh centшy tl1eгe lived а ,voшan ,vlю had emigrated fгom the Hebгides, апd ,vho lшd the reputation for witchcraft, chiefly based нроn the uпusually exquisite needlework on her bed cuгtains I Tl1e name of this reputed sor­ ceress was Thergunпa. Brquests in important wills indicate tl1e sumptuous styles which were usual among people of position. The Faiг Maid of Kent left to he1· sоп her "new bed curtains of rcd velvet, embroideгed with ostrich featheгs of silver, and hcads of leopards of gold," while in 1380 the Еагl of March bequeatЪed bls "large bed of Ыасk satin embгoidered with white