ISBN: 978-80-244-5998-1 | DOI: 10.5507/cmtf.21.24459981

Kdo vyšívá, nehřeší

Liturgické oděvy z darů českých šlechtičen

Nachtmannová Alena (Ed.)

This catalog is devoted to thus far very little studied topics of artistically rendered paraments and the meaning of handiwork in the life of aristocratic women. Chasubles and capes presented in the catalog come from the collections of National Institute for the Protection and Conservation of Monuments and Sites and from the Prague Archbishopric. They had been donated or even made by Czech aristocratic women or female members of the house Habsburg and they constitute the most beautiful works of embroidery from the Baroque until the Art Nouveau era. The introductory part presents the topic in the most general context possible. Attention is paid to everyday life of aristocratic women and to the way in which the handiwork was represented in chateau interiors. The development of embroidery techniques and patterns is also followed. Other studies focus on the connection between the nobility and the church: church ceremonies and holidays in the lives of the aristocracy, their relationship to chateau chapels and churches in manors, and careers of aristocrats in the church.

1. edition, Published: 2021, publisher: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Křížkovského 8, 771 47 Olomouc