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Medieval Alphabet Silk Tie

Medieval Alphabet Silk Tie

SKU:41-538

Regular price $80.00 AUD
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DESIGNER'S NOTES

An exceptional Fox & Chave silk tie with a festive spirit and a design composed of letters derived from illuminated manuscripts typical of those from the European Christian tradition.

Illuminated manuscripts were primarily religious texts, such as Bibles, Psalters, and prayer books, but they also included secular works, like histories and poetry. Primarily produced from the late Roman Empire, around the 5th century, through the Middle Ages, and reaching their peak during the High Middle Ages in the 12th to 14th centuries. The production continued into the Renaissance in the 16th century, after which the invention of the printing press began to reduce their prevalence.

Initially produced by Monks, and later taken up by Royal Courts and professional scribes, the materials used—vellum or parchment, gold leaf, natural pigments, and ink—were costly, making manuscripts valuable and often reserved for the wealthy or the Church. The illustrations and decorations served not only as art but also as visual aids for conveying religious and cultural narratives to an often illiterate population.

Surviving manuscripts are significant for their artistic, historical, and cultural value, providing insights into the medieval period’s aesthetics, literacy, and social structures. 

The Fitzwilliam Museum

COLOURS

STYLING

A Fox & Chave silk tie looks best tied in a classic Windsor or half-Windsor knot and worn with a collar style of your choosing. Cutaway or spread collars offer the greatest opportunity to display the detail of your unique silk tie design. 


FABRIC

100% Silk Twill

DIMENSIONS

150 cm x 8 cm

RANGE

SIZE

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FINISH

Hand finished

CARE

Dry Clean Only

RETURNS

The Hub Marketing Services Ltd t/a Fox & Chave will provide refunds or exact replacement products for all valid returns. Returns must be requested via email from us at: enquiries@foxandchave.com within 28 days of product delivery. In your email request for a return please enter the word "return" in the subject field and include in the text of your message the following information:

 

1. Order number
2. Title and description of product being returned
3. Reason for return
4. Your name, daytime telephone number, and email address

 

Within 72 hours of receiving your request, The Fox & Chave website, will send return instructions to your email address along with any additional instructions. Items must be returned in the original packaging (or its equivalent).
Send any questions regarding returns via email to: enquiries@foxandchave.com

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