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Woodcrafter
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posted 01-08-2004 12:03 AM

I am having difficulty finding a certain picture of a cardweaving loom. It is reportedly from the 'Hours of Catherine of Cleves' 1440. This is held in the Pierpoint Morgan Library, MS 917 fol. 149.

So far all I can find is the cover page to the Hours. The scene is a woman sitting to the left of a fireplace, she is facing the reader and is working on a floor standing loom.

Is anyone able to post this pic for me, please?

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Woodcrafter
14th c. Woodworking

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Woodcrafter
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Member # 197

posted 01-15-2004 07:12 PM

I have finally received the pic!

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gaukler
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posted 01-15-2004 07:26 PM

So what does it look like?

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Woodcrafter
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Member # 197

posted 01-25-2004 11:41 PM

This is the original. Below is what I made from memory. I knew the original was a floor standing machine, but I wanted something portable and table top is what I made. The picture below is from the operators side, vice the original that is from in front. I see now that I have made far too many teeth in the gears.

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Woodcrafter
14th c. Woodworking

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Fire Stryker
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posted 07-27-2004 09:15 AM

It looks like she's using a shuttle instead of cards/tablets.

Wish there was a larger picture of this.

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Woodcrafter
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Member # 197

posted 07-28-2004 07:25 AM

My assumption here is that the picture is incomplete. It looks as if she is holding a beater in her right hand and has the shuttle with wrapped yard in her lap. I believe there is a blue/purple line of yarn from the work piece to the shuttle in her lap. Her left hand is 'hovering' or doing something. The assumed 'mystery' of the craft. In reality can this be worked without a shed? Or is she holding a shed in her right hand and manually lifting and lowering it? I feel it is easier to assume that the card/tablets were failed to be drawn for whatever reason.

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Woodcrafter
14th c. Woodworking

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Gordon
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posted 07-28-2004 01:07 PM

I LOVE the baby walker! What a hoot... and to think we have the hubris to think that "the modern mind" came up with that idea... Ain't the history of technology grand?

Gordon

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Fire Stryker
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posted 07-28-2004 03:04 PM

I thought the same thing. I guess it's true, there is nothing new under the sun.

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