Il parato detto 'di sant' Agostino' conservato nel museo della cattedrale di Cagliari: un' ipotesi di studio

Analyzes the history, materials, design and conservation of a set of silk vestments (Cagliari, cath. S. Maria, museo capitolare) with applied patches of historiated Chinese (T'ang dynasty) silk, and North African textiles with geometric patterns. The garments have been traditionally held to be the b...

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Bibliographic Details
Author:Lucia Nucci
Published: S.n., s.l., 1997
Volume:10
Pages:53-75: ill.
Periodical:Kermes
Number:28
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Person and Life > Augustin in the culture > reliques
Status:Active
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Summary:Analyzes the history, materials, design and conservation of a set of silk vestments (Cagliari, cath. S. Maria, museo capitolare) with applied patches of historiated Chinese (T'ang dynasty) silk, and North African textiles with geometric patterns. The garments have been traditionally held to be the burial clothes of St. Augustine. Dates them to be 10th-11th centuries, and refutes the hypothesis that they belonged to the saint. Proposes that the silk was imported to Algeria from China and sent on to Cagliari. Discusses commercial contacts between Sardegna, Africa and China.

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