Conservation of a 12th-century textile

[@nellinightshade3358]

wow. yet more history preserved. the weaving and embroidery is just spectacular.

[@mimanda]

I like how the context and history was given

[@crittert7828]

Thank you all for saving history 🎈

[@christinecameron1612]

DEAR BRITISH MUSEUM: Please please please pretty please with a cherry on top, can you guys have 1 of these made today using historical methods, and put out a video?? it would be a wonderful reference piece, and a pretty cool project for some historical fabrics expert to make.

[@chumleyk]

Donate for it to be done then.

[@quietquitter6103]

Mires exist, they are everywhere for such reference.

[@HelenMyers]

Many thanks - fascinating to see you at work and to hear how passionate you all are about your work.

[@MicaRayan]

Intriguing that it lasts so long😮 Brilliant conservation works

[@psammiad]

Slight confusion - he was actually Henry I of Sicily, more commonly called the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI. By his grave goods being "distributed to collectors", they tactfully mean shamelessly grave-robbed and sold to the highest bidder!

[@fododude]

Fabric from the 12th CENTURY?? I tried to preserve my Star Wars shirt from the seventies. No dice.

[@pyewackett5]

I embroidered a Sassainian Senmurv once. It was in a roundel. I'm a decorative arts nerd...

[@wokeeye6441]

pyewacket 5 That is fine but don't damage your work and sell it as an authentic ancient textile.

[@pyewackett5]

Eye Pop Compilations Eh... ?? I jus love Sassanian designs

[@wokeeye6441]

pyewacket 5 Keepin my eyes on you ;)

[@pyewackett5]

Eye Pop Compilations Mebbe you should keep yr eyez on ebay then under the category of 7th century embroideries for sale... ; ))

[@dragonmaid1360]

Damn you tube can't upload a pic. I'd like to see that

[@LizMcNamara47]

Is there no transparent netting available? I felt the dyed netting obscured the detail slightly.

[@rubadux]

Interestingly, a king (a layman, though annointed and chosen for his office "by God's grace") would be entombed wearing not a crown but a mitre, not secular at all, but usually a headgear designating higher church prelates.

[@GhostNighty]

Norman Kings got power symbols used by Byzantine emperors (and art style too). In Byzantine Empire emperors had an important role in religious issues (this behaviour is called cesaropapism) and beacuse of this they wore a crown similar to a mitre. If you look at Martorana mosaic in which King Roger II is crowned by Christ, Roger wears a crown of that kind.

[@rubadux]

Barbara Milano this Norman-Byzantine connection was new to me. Thanks a lot for the explanation! BTW The king is also wearing a broad (eastern style) stola and what resembles a Deacon's Tunica complete with an ornate Manipulum: c8.alamy.com/comp/DKP5KY/christ-crowning-king-roger-byzantine-mosaic-of-church-santa-maria-DKP5KY.jpg

[@GhostNighty]

You're welcome :)

[@itsdatanotdata]

Body fluids?!?

[@wanketta]

Before and after comparison photos, please!

[@jimorr820]

Why is a king wearing a bishop's mitre?

[@quietquitter6103]

They shared some pseudo clerical office vestments on account of the belief they were annointed by God.

[@rock4us2]

Why do they always get these videos wrong. We don't come here to hear people talking and talking and talking. I was hoping to actually seeing the fabric being cleaned or something, anything expect having peiple talking and talking and talking

[@marcuswardle3180]

Any conservation work is very long and would appear to be very boring. Dealing with paper preservation it took me a whole day to unravel a scrunched up newspaper! That was the easy one!

[@rock4us2]

@@marcuswardle3180 we watch Jesse Muller and Andrew Cammara +3 hrs long video, remove the talking and give us that content with a calm background and see if we won't watch

[@Immanuel6468]

I learnt

[@KarlaJTanner]

I fucking love these videos!

[@oliverwilson11]

Is this stolen

[@jeffreyquinn3820]

Take any random museum artifact acquired before the early 1950's. If it wasn't from an archeological or anthropoligical dig, the answer is probably yes.

[@quietquitter6103]

They state clearly, yet tactfully that it was. Yes.

[@gggreggg]

the guy in the blue sweater is so charming and handsome as hell.

[@anthonyvv1523]

I can’t even wash my own clothes

[@dragonmaid1360]

I get why but that is so macabre.

[@Ursaminor31]

Grave robbers

[@edrandomed]

Ana looks as bored as I feel. Sorry.

[@celiatais251]

Ed E Perhaps instead of apologising you can quit projecting your negativity upon others

[@jeffreyquinn3820]

In the words of Red Fisher, "But you still watched."

[@davidevans3227]

she is a bit low energy, but watching her doing the stitching, maybe that's a good thing lol.. such slow, excruciating work.. needs a steady hand! 🙂