- Historian, professor and head of the sections ESO and Bach at Llaüt School. Researcher of the textile sector in Late Antiquity and Museum of Montserrat advisor.edit
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Research Interests: History, Archaeology, Art, Liturgy, Late Antique Archaeology, and 14 moreLate Antiquity, Fabrics, Ornaments, Antigüedad Tardía, Archaeological textiles and clothing, Burial Customs, Late Antique and Medieval Mediterranean History, Garments, Indumentaria, Death and Burial Archaeology, Funerary rites, Universidad de Córdoba, Ritos funerarios, and Tejidos
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The aim of this paper is to present a first approach to the functionality and symbology of the fabrics, ornaments and garments accessories for the funerary practices in the Mediterranean world between 4th and 10th c. In an attempt to... more
The aim of this paper is to present a first approach to the functionality and symbology of the fabrics, ornaments and garments accessories for the funerary practices in the Mediterranean world between 4th and 10th c. In an attempt
to integrate written and archaeological information we discuss various problems like the most frequent terminology, the rules of the funerary practice, the indumentary role as an element of prestige and social rank, its production and the funerary re-use of manufactures with a different source function.
to integrate written and archaeological information we discuss various problems like the most frequent terminology, the rules of the funerary practice, the indumentary role as an element of prestige and social rank, its production and the funerary re-use of manufactures with a different source function.
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The aim of this paper is to show how the collection of Coptic fabrics “Ramon Soler Vilabella” of Montserrat Museum was formed. This fact is associated with Albert Gayet archaeological campaigns of the early twentieth century. The... more
The aim of this paper is to show how the collection of
Coptic fabrics “Ramon Soler Vilabella” of Montserrat
Museum was formed. This fact is associated with Albert
Gayet archaeological campaigns of the early twentieth
century. The importance of these campaigns and the textile
collection formed, lies in all written documentation
that allowed us to give a context and a rough chronology,
both as training materials thereof.
Coptic fabrics “Ramon Soler Vilabella” of Montserrat
Museum was formed. This fact is associated with Albert
Gayet archaeological campaigns of the early twentieth
century. The importance of these campaigns and the textile
collection formed, lies in all written documentation
that allowed us to give a context and a rough chronology,
both as training materials thereof.
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The aim of this paper is to present a first approach to the functionality and symbology of the fabrics, ornaments and garments accessories for the funerary practices in the Mediterranean world between 4th and 10th c. In an attempt to... more
The aim of this paper is to present a first approach to the functionality and symbology of the fabrics, ornaments and garments accessories for the funerary practices in the Mediterranean world between 4th and 10th c. In an attempt to integrate written and archaeological information we discuss various problems like the most frequent terminology, the rules of the funerary practice, the indumentary role as an element of prestige and social rank, its production and the funerary re-use of manufactures with a different source function.
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Every day new Coptic textile collections come to the light in Catalonia and all over Spain. Most of them come from private collections and they get into both public and private museums. The Coptic textile collection of the Museu de... more
Every day new Coptic textile collections come
to the light in Catalonia and all over Spain.
Most of them come from private collections
and they get into both public and private
museums. The Coptic textile collection of the
Museu de Montserrat is not an exception.
This collection has its beginnings with the
relationship between Ramon Soler Vilabella,
a textile engineer and fabrics collector, and
Albert Gayet, a French archaeologist who
conducted the first archaeological expeditions
to Antinoë, Egypt. This article explains the
constitution of this collection, how it came to
the Museu de Montserrat, which are its most
relevant pieces, which cover a wide chronological
range, from the 4th to the 12th c. A.D.
to the light in Catalonia and all over Spain.
Most of them come from private collections
and they get into both public and private
museums. The Coptic textile collection of the
Museu de Montserrat is not an exception.
This collection has its beginnings with the
relationship between Ramon Soler Vilabella,
a textile engineer and fabrics collector, and
Albert Gayet, a French archaeologist who
conducted the first archaeological expeditions
to Antinoë, Egypt. This article explains the
constitution of this collection, how it came to
the Museu de Montserrat, which are its most
relevant pieces, which cover a wide chronological
range, from the 4th to the 12th c. A.D.
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The textiles found in Egypt between the 3rd to 8th century AA, during Late Antiquite, were decorated with different elements and compositions, especially those related with Dionysian themes. These decorations were wide range, from... more
The textiles found in Egypt between the 3rd to 8th century AA, during Late Antiquite, were decorated with different elements and compositions, especially those related with Dionysian themes. These decorations were wide range, from representations of the Dionysian cycles, his thiasos or vine leaves, grapes, etc.
The radiocarbon date could help us to have a chrolohical ide of the time span of these decorations between the 3rd to the 6th centuries AD.
The different iconographical meanings and its importance are dicussed in this paper, pointing out the relations between textiles and other media as mosaics, sarcophagi or illuminations from the same period.
The radiocarbon date could help us to have a chrolohical ide of the time span of these decorations between the 3rd to the 6th centuries AD.
The different iconographical meanings and its importance are dicussed in this paper, pointing out the relations between textiles and other media as mosaics, sarcophagi or illuminations from the same period.
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The layout and first results of the research project “Technological and chronological characterization of the Coptic textile productions: antecedents of the high-medieval Spanish textile manufactures”, financed by the Spanish Ministerio... more
The layout and first results of the research project “Technological and chronological characterization of the
Coptic textile productions: antecedents of the high-medieval Spanish textile manufactures”, financed by
the Spanish Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, are presented. Said project develops a methodology of
study where the experimental sciences (HPLC and TLC analysis of dyes and C-14 tests) and humanities
(study of the textile technique, restoration of fabrics, study of cloth decoration and history of the Coptic
textile productions) join efforts to understand thoroughly and characterize this rich cultural heritage. This
kind of project, developed in a parallel way by other European institutions in their respective collections,
pretends to set up the foundations of a new chronology for the Coptic textile productions and to
understand the technological and iconographic changes, as well as the systems of commercialization of
the related raw materials in the wide period of time covered: 4th to 12th c. The problems found when
researching this kind of productions are approached: adscription doubts, problems with old restorations,
pastiches… with examples from the collections kept in Spanish museums.
Coptic textile productions: antecedents of the high-medieval Spanish textile manufactures”, financed by
the Spanish Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, are presented. Said project develops a methodology of
study where the experimental sciences (HPLC and TLC analysis of dyes and C-14 tests) and humanities
(study of the textile technique, restoration of fabrics, study of cloth decoration and history of the Coptic
textile productions) join efforts to understand thoroughly and characterize this rich cultural heritage. This
kind of project, developed in a parallel way by other European institutions in their respective collections,
pretends to set up the foundations of a new chronology for the Coptic textile productions and to
understand the technological and iconographic changes, as well as the systems of commercialization of
the related raw materials in the wide period of time covered: 4th to 12th c. The problems found when
researching this kind of productions are approached: adscription doubts, problems with old restorations,
pastiches… with examples from the collections kept in Spanish museums.