Textilie z hrobu nacházejícího se jižně od hrobu Petra Parléře v katedrále sv. Víta na Pražském hradě

Abstract

Graves of the first builders of St. Vitus Cathedral, Matthias of Arras and Petr Parléř. were uncovered in the course of its completion in 1928. In their close proximity there was a grave of an unknown man which yielded fragments of luxury fabrics. After the discovery, the find was forgotten for the next 90 years, and only recently were the items successfully restored and interpreted in a Prague Castle depository. They probably come from a grave of a high church official, buried there in the late 14th century or the early 15th century with exceptionally rich grave goods. There were remains of a silk hose and a leather shoe, as well as fragments of fabrics identified as the remains of a chasuble, an alb decorated with embroidery and a mitre embellished with gold-thread cords. Based on the information, the grave can be hypothetically attributed to Prague Archbishop Mikuláš Puchník ( † 1402).