Sunday, February 5, 2012

Spinning

Luttrell Psalter, British Library, London, 14th c. England,  http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/sacredtexts/ttpbooks.html








British Library, early 14th century




Gothic Spinning Virgin, Erfurter Meister, Staatliche Museum, Gemäldgalerie, Berlin




Mary Spinning with  Joseph before the Birth of Jesus,  Strasbourg, Musee de Notre-Dame I’Oeuvre, inv 1482





Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 12420, f. 71 Gaia. Early 15th century.
















Romanesque Spinning Virgin, Catalan Fresco, Museu d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona



The Virgin Spinning (Hungarian, unknown artist)




Unwinding thread from the drop spindle and making a skein. MS Fr. 599, f. 48, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. 15th c. France







Weaving, spinning, and combing flax. MS Fr. 598, f. 70v, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. 15th c. France















Weaving, spinning, carding wool, and combing flax. MS Royal 16 Gv, f. 56, British Library, London. 15th c. France




Woman spinning flax using a drop spindle and distaff. MS Fr. 599, f. 40, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. 15th c. France




















MS 17, Musee Dobree, Nantes 16th c. France

















Woman spinning on a great wheel which is turned by a crank. MS 17, Musee Dobree, Nantes 16th c. France

1 comment:

  1. Hello, I think you may have the wrong attribution on your last spinning wheel image here. You have the same ref for the last 2 images, I think the last one is actually
    Ovide, Métamorphoses (1385 env.), Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon, Ms.742, f°54, « Filles de Minyas filant la laine >> Cheers. 8-)

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