„ “stayned”, 101
Cloths of estate, 42
Copper used to imitate gold thread, 21
Cotton, native home, 3
“Colayn” ribbon, 69
Cologne orphrey webs, 69
Colours of silks, mediæval, 75
Corporal, said to be used by Mary of Scotland, 107
Crochet, or “nun’s lace”, 94
Cyclas, a splendid garment, 27
Dalmatic of Charlemagne at Rome, 38
„ Byzantine, 50
Darius, his dress described, 15
Damasks, French, 68
„ why so named, 71
“De fundato,” a pattern on silk, 38
Diaper, a silk, 32
„ possible origin of name, 32
„ the meaning extended, 33
Dorneck, explained, 72
Durham cathedral, vestments, 25, 28
Eastern princes, insignia on their robes, 45
Eagle and other birds, woven on standards, 47
Edward the first, his gift of “cyclases”, 27
Episcopal shoes, 109
Egyptian work of the loom, 5
„ silver and gold wire, 22
„ loom, 79
Embroidery, 79
„ covering ancient dresses, 80
„ raised on book covers, 86
„ involved great labour, 86
English textiles, 64
Exeter cathedral, vestments, 25, 28, 29, 31, 33, 46,
48, 58, 63, 65, 73
Eylesham, famous for linen, 64
“Filatorium,” its meaning, 93
Filfot, explained, 38
Flax, grows wild in Britain, 4
„ earliest history, 4
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