Medieval Manuscript Silk Chiffon Scarf Library-themed Gifts The Man Who Told Secrets

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Medieval Manuscript Silk Chiffon Scarf Library-themed Gifts The Man Who Told SecretsThe pattern on this beautifully made scarf is based on motifs found in a circa 1500 book of hours in the collection of The Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge. Based on a strewn flower border from a page in the book, it includes primroses, violas, thistles, poppies, and chamomile, as well as moths and insectsnot to mention the brilliant addition of wild strawberriesall with symbolic meanings that were well known to the medieval populace.