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The Girona Tapestry or Tapestry of Creation
The Girona Tapestry of Creation ![]() Detail of Personification of the Month of April Stitches and Techniques
Design and Materials The embroidery is worked in wool and linen on wool twill ground fabric. The remaining pieces measure 3.65m x 4.7m (12ft x 17ft 2 inches). It was produced in the early 12th Century (approx. 1100 CE) and was most likely produced in the local area of where it currently resides, in the Catherdral of Girona in Catalonia. The images on the work record the Creation myths of the Bible and include other images relating to the natural world as well as historical references and images of the months of the year (with activities associated with those months also depicted). Links
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![]() Detail of Birds in The Girona Tapestry of Creation |
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