Contents of the Introduction.

Section I.—Textiles.

The Geography of the Raw Materials.

Wool, x.
Cotton, xiii.
Hemp, xiii.
Flax, xiii.
Silk, xvi.
Gold, xxv.
Cloth of Gold, xxv.
Tissue, xxxi.
Silver, xxxiii.
Wire-drawing, xxxiii.
Gold thread, xxxiv.
Silks had various Names:
Holosericum, xxxvii.
Subsericum, xxxvii.
Examitum, xxxvii.
Xamitum, xxxvii.
Samit, xxxvii.
Ciclatoun, xxxix.
Cendal, xl.
Taffeta, xli.
Sarcenet, xlii.
Satin, xlii.
Cadas, xliii.
Camoca, xliv.
Cloth of Tars, xliv.
Velvet, xlv.
Diaper, xlvi.
Chrysoclavus, xlix.
Stauracin, l.
Polystauron, l.
Gammadion, l.
De quadrapolo, li.
De octapolo, li.
De fundato, liii.
Stragulatae, liv.
Imperial, lv.
Baudekin, lvi.
Cloth of Pall, lviii.
Lettered silks, lix.
The Eagle, lxi.
Styles of Silks.
Chinese, lxiii.
Persian, lxiii.
Byzantine, lxiv.
Oriental, lxv.
Syrian, lxv.
Saracenic, lxvi.
Moresco-Spanish, lxvi.
Places weaving Textiles.
Sicily, lxvii.
Lucca, lxxi.
Genoa, lxxii.
Venice, lxxiii.
Florence, lxxv.
Milan, lxxvi.
Great Britain, lxxvi.
Ireland, lxxix.
Flanders, lxxix.
France, lxxx.
Cologne, lxxxi.
Acca or Acre, lxxxiii.
Buckram, lxxxv.
Burdalisaunder, lxxxv.
Fustian, lxxxvi.
Muslin, lxxxvii.
Cloth of Areste, lxxxvii.
Silks distinguished through their Colours
and shades of Colour.
Cloth of Tars, lxxxix.
Indicus, or sky-blue, xc.
Murrey, xc.
Changeable, or shot, xci.
Marble, xci.
Section II.—Embroidery.
Of the Egyptians, xcii.
Of the Israelites, xcii.
Of the Greeks and Latins, or Phrygionic, xciii.
Opus plumarium, or feather-stitch, xcv.
Opus pulvinarium, or cushion-style, xcvi.
Opus pectineum, or comb-drawn, xcvi.
Opus Anglicum, or English work, xcviii.
Opus consutum, or cut work, cii.
Accessories of gold and silver, civ;
glass, cv;
enamel, cv.
Diapering, cviii.
Thread embroidery, cix.
Quilting, cx.
Section III.—Tapestry.
Egyptian, cx.
Asiatic, cxi.
English, cxi.
Flemish, cxii.
Arras, cxii.
Saracenic, cxii.
Imitated Tapestry—“stayned cloth,” cxiv.
Carpets, cxv.
Section IV.
Usefulness of the Collection
To the Historian, cxvi.
The miscalled Bayeux Tapestry, cxvi.
Section V.—Liturgy.
Liturgical rarities, cxxiii.
Section VI.
Usefulness of the Collection to
Artists, cxxx.
Manufacturers, cxxx.
Section VII.
Symbolism, cxxxv.
The Gammadion, cxxxvii.
Vow of the Swan, the Peacock, &c., cxli.
Section VIII.
Usefulness of the Collection
To Literature and Languages, clii.
The Cyrillian alphabet, clii.
Section IX.—Heraldry.
Armorial bearings worked upon vestments, cliii.
The Scrope and Grosvenor claims for
the bend or on a field azure,
cliii.
Case of the Countess of Salisbury, clv.
Case of the Earl of Surrey, clv.
Section X.—Botany and Zoology.
The giraffe, clvi.
The pheasant, clvi.
The cheetah, clvi.
The hom, clvii.
The pine-apple, clix.
The artichoke, clix.
The passion-flower, clx.