M. Járó - L. Költő szerk.: Archaeometrical research in Hungary (Budapest, 1988)

Analysis - JÁRÓ Márta, GONDÁR Erzsébet: Mediaeval membrane threads used for weaving and embroidery

Variation in the width of strips used for one and the same textile No. Measured widths (mm) Average 11. 030 035 035 0.55 0.50 035 0.55 0.40 0.50 0.40 035 0.42 12. 0.70 0.70 055 0.85 0.90 0.82 14. 0.75 1.15 0.80 1.10 0.90 0.70 1.00 1.10 0.90 0.93 20. 1.00 1.40 130 120 1.00 1.18 Table 3 Data of textiles belonging to the different categories Category No., origin, age and type (filament or embroidery) of textiles A 1. Venice, 14th c. (F); 2. German ?, 14—15th cc. (F); 5. Italy, 14th c. (F); 6. German, 13-14th cc. (F); 7. Regensburg, 13th c? (F); 8. Regensburg, 7-13thcc.(F); 9. Italy, 12-13thcc. (F); 1 O.German, 14th c. (F); 11. Italy, 14th c. (F); 17. Florence, 15th c. (F); 21. Italy, 14th c. (F); 26. Italian or German, 13-14th cc. (F); 27. Italian or German, 13-14th cc. (F); 28. ? ? (F); 33. Venice ?, 14th c. (F); 34. German ?, 14th c. (F) A-B 3. Toscana, c. 1400 (F); 4. Toscana,

c. 1400 (F); 25. German, 14th c. (F) B 12. Lucca, 14th c. (F); 13. Hungarian, 15th c. (E); 15. Hungarian, 15th c. (E); 16. Hungarian, 15th c. (E); 18. Florence, 16th c. (F); 22. Italy, 13-14th cc. (F); 23.Lucca, 14th c.(F); 24. Lucca, 14th c. (F); 30. Venice or Lucca, 14th c. (F); 31. Lucca, 14th c. (F); 32. Lucca, 14th c. (F); 40. Lucca, 14th c. (F); 43. ? 16th c. (E) B-C 14. German, 15th c. (E); 19. Lucca, 14th c. (F); 37. Cologne, 15th c. (F); 38. Cologne, 15th c. (F); 39. Cologne, 15th c. (F); 42. Cologne ?, 15th c. (F) C 20. German, 15th c. (E); 29. Lucca, 14th c. (F); 35. Venice ?, 15th c. (E); 36. Hungarian, 15th c. (E); 41. Hungarian, 16th c. (E) core and the twisting of the core. Namely, some of the strips are wound around the core close together, others have a greater width between them (Photos 14 and 15). In some cases we can suppose that the strip was wound together with the core (Photo 16). As the core slightly twisted threads as well as twist-yam were used.