An historical sketch of bookbinding; by Prideaux S. T. (Sarah Treverbian) & Duff E. Gordon (Edward Gordon) 1863-1924

Author:Prideaux, S. T. (Sarah Treverbian) & Duff, E. Gordon (Edward Gordon), 1863-1924
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bookbinding
Publisher: London, Lawrence & Bullen
Published: 1893-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

156 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF BOOKBINDING.

Gold thread was produced by twining long narrow strips of gold or gilt silver round a line of silk or flax, and is probably almost, though not quite, as old a process as that of working up the pure metal itself into a hair-like thread to be either woven into the raw material or embroidered on it. Probably the oldest church vestments were embroidered with this gold wire, though in later times the gold thread mostly took its place. It is possible that the reputation of Attalus II., King of Pergamus, as an inventor of gold tissues may have arisen from his patronage of thread of gold, for the gold flat plate or wire was certainly in use before his time. It is a fact that in the i3th century ladies used to spin the gold thread needed for their own embroidery, for the process which they followed is set forth as one of the items among the other costs for that magnificent frontal wrought 1271 A.D., for the high altar at Westminster Abbey. The bill is to be seen in the Chancellor's account for the year fifty-six of Henry III. But it was also imported, and the gold threads that still preserve their brilliancy were surely Oriental, and probably came over in the bales of Eastern merchants. It had various names from the places where it was made, these indicat-

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