The tapestry is comprised of two woven fragment panels of horizontal format, which have been attached together across the lower and upper edge respectively to form a vertical panel, with the horizontal join across the centre. Both the upper and lower sections are fragments. There is very little turned under on the sides. There are thin added slithers in the top right corner of the upper panel, and thin slither to the lower half on far left of the upper section. At points along the top edge of the upper panel, there are motifs in red which could be letters, and the general design continues to edge and is not complete, as it does in the lower section. Showing that they are fragments and once separate panels Metal-thread highlights (tarnished) are present in some minor areas: for example to some of floral details within the figural cartouche of St. Thomas, and to his central cloak clasp and to the outline of the lily, then in the outline of the name banderole of Herr Job (top left), and the neck ribbons fluttering underneath the banderole of Catho, and to details of binding of the manuscript. There are old hand repairs in areas. For example to the far right corner there is repair in a later orange coloured thread. Moving down the right side, there is an oval shaped cobbled repair to the griffin in centre of the lower right figural banderole, visible in the photograph as a blue section, and the area directly down to the left of the banderole with script St. Augustus - (the right hand figure of lower section), has some cuts and joins and repair to yellow flower head in the section above the bird. The black robe of St Augustus has hand repair in lower section. There is repaired to split near bird on lower edge between the banderoles of two lower Saints. The plinth support of St. Bernhardus has obvious repairs along the edges of the triangle, and there are two patches to the lower edge, of banderole of St. Bernhardus and bird to the left and banderole of St. Thomas. There is a small vertical split (approx. 3cm) in the lower left corner of the lower panel within the ivory banderole which needs stabilising. There are small repairs in areas along the horizontal join across the centre. Minor areas of oxidisation to the browns, commensurate with age and some weaknesses in the light cream/ivory colours (see dark brown of text banderoles in the upper section) and some small colour separation and design holes in minor areas in both sections. Most repairs are predominantly old and commensurate with age. The panel has a later linen backing with thin rope looped across the top. It is recommended that it should be re-lined and Velcro should be added across the top for hanging purposes in the future. The composition is balanced due to the banderoles around the figures being present at the sides. The colours are bright and colourful balanced with delicate yellows, creams, pale green and pale apricot and the overall appearance is balanced. It is a very evocative early tapestry. There are wonderful examples of early weaving `hachure' technique and a sophisticated drawing incorporating charming details overall, from the background through to the faces, script on manuscripts and design of textiles. It is in overall good and stable condition.
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