Fragmenty tekstyliów z krypty północnej (wielkich mistrzów) w katedrze w Kwidzynie. Nowe propozycje możliwości interpretacyjnych
Fragments of textiles from the northern crypt (of the Grand Masters) in the Kwidzyn cathedral. New interpretative possibilities

Summary/Abstract: In 2007, a crypt was discovered in the cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Kwidzyn. It hid the burial places of three men identified as three Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order. Fragments of textiles were found among their bone remains. After analysis, a reconstruction of the clothing from the northern and southern coffins started. However, there are reasons to reconsider this issue. Undoubtedly, ornamented fabrics were not used for the entire coat. They could only come from its parts. Some of those fabrics may have been used for a pillow, a mattress, belts, or a shroud. Fabrics without ornaments may be identified as remnants of a shawl collar of a coat, lining of a decorative element, a robe, chausses or headgear. Ribbons could be hems of a coat or robe sleeves, while a braided string might come from a prayer cord (“Paternoster”) or, more likely, fastened the coat just below the collarbone.

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