Tag: embroidery

• I love a good arm reliquary and an embalmed Saint … Lucca Cathedral

  There is nothing like a good bone in a silver arm or a Saint behind a glass case. Spooky but fascinating. The cathedral treasury had some beautiful objects. It houses il Volto Santo or holy Face of Lucca, a represention of Christ crucified dating from the 8th century. This was, until recently carried in procession…

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  March 19, 2023

  The consequences of travel

  discovery, embroidery, flaneur, gay, Italy, Lucca, medieval art, solo, the extraordinary, travel