Abstract
The article looks in detail at a unique fourteenth-century religious guild banner in silk fabric, with silver and gold embroidery, carrying vernacular inscriptions, displayed at present in the Museum of Torcello. This is the earliest extant confraternity banner in Venice, and possibly in Europe, with surviving vernacular writing. The culture of processional guild banners in Venice and Italy is explored in the article as is the iconography of the banner dedicated to Santa Fosca, a female saint of North African origin whose cult flourished in the Venice lagoon. The language and significance of these unique fabric inscriptions are analysed in detail.
| Translated title of the contribution | Torcello 1366: the vernacular writings embroidered on the processional banner of Santa Fosca |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Pages (from-to) | 193-208 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Lingua e Stile |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 26 Nov 2015 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2015 |
Keywords
- Inscription
- Confraternity
- Venice
- Venetian