Medieval textiles of St John’s College, Oxford.

A richly illustrated exploration of the remarkable historic textiles of St John's College, Oxford, revealing their craftsmanship, history and enduring cultural significance. St John's College, Oxford, has a unique collection of fifteenth- and early sixteenth-century liturgical vestments and banners, as well as three sixteenth- and seventeenth-century tapestries and several early modern cushions. This volume offers a detailed descriptive and illustrated catalogue, as well as a range of articles examining the histories of these textiles within college life over the centuries, the religious context of Reformation and re-use of ecclesiastical garments, histories of embroidery, tapestry and liturgy. Taken together, these articles reveal the cultural and religious significance of these gorgeous materials, then and now.