Cloth of St Gereon
The Cloth of St Gereon is a mural tapestry of a repeat pattern with a decorative motif of a bull being attacked by a griffin, a fantastic creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. The Cloth of St Gereon is the second oldest known European tapestry still existing, dating to the early 11th century. The oldest being Överhogdal tapestries. A number of European museums hold sections of the original cloth, which was cut into fragments in the 19th century.
primaryTopic
Cloth of St Gereon
The Cloth of St Gereon is a mural tapestry of a repeat pattern with a decorative motif of a bull being attacked by a griffin, a fantastic creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. The Cloth of St Gereon is the second oldest known European tapestry still existing, dating to the early 11th century. The oldest being Överhogdal tapestries. A number of European museums hold sections of the original cloth, which was cut into fragments in the 19th century.
has abstract
The Cloth of St Gereon is a mu ...... fragments in the 19th century.
@en
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
31,548,981
Wikipage revision ID
737,875,408
subject
hypernym
type
comment
The Cloth of St Gereon is a mu ...... fragments in the 19th century.
@en
label
Cloth of St Gereon
@en
