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These are a selection of the patterns used to decorate the scenes depicted on the Hildesheim cope. For the most part these employ a dark colored silk for the fore-ground and a lighter colored background.

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14th & 15th Cen tury German Counted Thread Embroidery: Miscellaneous Patterns I: The Hildesheim Cope^¹ Copyright (c) 1996 Timothy J. Mitchell.

This sheet may be reproduced and reprinted as long as the author is credited, and no fee is charged.