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• Opus Anglicanum — Embroidered bookbinding for the Felbrigge Psalter in couched gold thread and split stitch, likely worked by Anne de Felbrigge, a nun in the convent of Minoresses at Bruisyard, Suffolk, during the latter half of the fourteenth century.[1] Opus… …   Wikipedia

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• Diplomatic uniform — Ernesto Balmaceda in Chilean diplomatic uniform, 1906 Diplomatic uniforms are ornate uniforms worn by diplomats – ambassadorial and consular officers – at public occasions. Introduced by European states around 1800 and patterned on court dress,… …   Wikipedia