The Gloucester candlestick: origins & meaning
The ‘Gloucester candlestick’, dating from 1104–13, belonged to the Church of St Peter in Gloucester (now Gloucester…
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Silver objects in Christian worship
Objects used in Christian worship from the V&A collection
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Apocalypse & the Book of Revelation
The apocalypse comes from the Book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible, which describes the final battle between God and Satan – Armageddon. During the medieval period, scenes and images from the Book of Revelation, and the idea of the Apocalypse had a widespread influence on many aspects of culture.
St. James the Greater
The saints of the Christian church can often be identified by a device, known as their attribute. Here St James holds a pilgrim's staff with a drinking bottle attached. He is usually depicted as a pilgrim, and often wears a hat with a cockleshell attached.
The Book of Hours of Louis XII
The Hours of Louis XII was one of the greatest French illuminated manuscripts of the Renaissance. A prayer book, it was decorated by Jean Bourdichon for the French ruler Louis XII at a time when his court was a principal centre of European art and culture.
The Church and the Baroque
The patronage of the Roman Catholic Church was fundamental to the Baroque style. Promoted by generations of popes, cardinals, priests, missionaries, worshippers and lay-patrons, the style spread to the four corners of the globe.
Music from choirbook leaves
This page contains examples of Gregorian chant performed by students from the Royal College of Music. Gregorian chants were traditionally sung by choirs in convents and monasteries. These chants come from a number of illuminated manuscript leaves in the V&A's collection. These pages were originally from choirbooks made in northern Europe in about 1250.
Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950
From 19 May 2012 the V&A celebrates the opening of the newly renovated Fashion Galleries with an exhibition of beautiful ballgowns, red carpet evening dresses and catwalk showstoppers.
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Christian Lacroix 'Absynthe' Fabric Notebook (B6)
Christian Lacroix Papier is a range of beautiful notebooks, sketchbooks, journals and correspondence cards.
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Fri 21 September 2012 10:45
YEAR COURSE: Celebrate the re-display of the Museum’s world-class early medieval collection.
Fridays, 21 September 2012 – 12 July 2013 (over 3 terms), 11.00–15.30
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