Szilágyi András (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 27. (Budapest, 2009)

Piroska ÁCS: "These Robes Will Appear Like a Vision..."

6. Image of Michael Doukas, peg plain (AIAA, Archives, inv. no. KRTF 787) pects of the memorial year".

8 The sequence of images comprises nine consecutive heads framed in squares. They follow the pattern of the Holy Crown enamel pictures on the band of the crown in the order viewed from above, set in appropriate pairs, as follows: Michael Doukas (fig. 5-6), Geovitzas (Géza), Constantine, St Cosmas, St Damien, St George, St Demeter, Archangel Michael and Archangel Gabriel.

9 Technique Eva Szabó was a textile designer with an intimate knowledge of weaving technique. As a result, she was capable of drawing motifs which could be executed in practice. For the ceremonial robes, the base material pattern and the decorative design presented special technical challenges. Szabó set up a new manual Jacquard loom and carried out 128