color sequence has some inherent
meaning.
Further studies of braids
present on relic purses in other sites in Switzerland as well as in the rest
of Europe should be made in order to fill the picture of the braiding methods
and their distribution in medieval Europe.
Acknowledgements
Noémi Speiser and I would
like to thank Herrn Domherr Werlen in Sion for his kindness and for allowing
us to photograph the purses in Valeria and Herrn Custos Wenger at Valeria
for his understanding and help during our studies.
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1. Noémi Speiser: Manual
of Braiding, Basel 1983, Published by the Author
2. Noémi Speiser: Old English
Pattern Books for Loop Braiding, Basel 2000, Published by the Author.
3. Brigitta Schmedding, Mittelalterliche
Textilien in Klöstern und Kirchen der Schweiz, p 269-288, Abegg Stiftung
1978
4. Frieda Sorber: Randen
en koordjes, Tongeren Basiliek O.-L.Vrouw Geboorte 1988, p 90 -100
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