the Hia dynasty,
2197 B.C.

[498] We cannot but respect the memory of Attila, who
checked the spoliation of Rome by his troops.

[499] The collections of needlework in Germany are very
rich. The treasury of the cathedral at Halberstadt, the
Markt-Kirche of Brunswick, the sacristy of the
Marien-Kirche of Dantzic, and that of the Kaland
Brethren at Strahlsund are especially quoted by Bock. At
Quedlinburg are the tapestries of its famous abbess; at
the Pilgrim Church of Marie at Zell are fine remains of
stuffs and embroideries by the ladies of the imperial
house of Hapsburg, of the thirteenth century; at the
Abbey of Goess (near Lieben, Steiermark) is to be seen
the remarkable needlework of the Abbess Kunigunda, and
in the cathedral treasury of Heidelberg the antipendium
of the fourteenth century, made for the church at Tirna.
The museums of Berlin, Munich, and Vienna are very rich
in textiles.

[500] See Bock's "Liturgische Gewaender," p. 133.

[501] Helen Lwyddawc. See "Mabinogion," by Lady C.
Guest, pp. 279-284. This beautiful story is told in the
language of the romance period, and yet has a certain
Celtic colouring in it, which shows its origin. The
ballad opens with a description of Helen watching a game
of chess, clothed in white and gold, seated on a chair
of gold, when Maxentius finds her in her father's
palace.

[502] See Mrs. Palliser's "Lace," p. 4.

[503] See chapter on English embroidery, _post_.

[504] Early decorations of ecclesiastical dress are so
thoroughly illustrated by the ancient frescoes and
mosaics in Italy, that we can form an idea of the
embroidered vestments of each period by studying them,
and the early illuminated books that are scattered over
Europe. Dr. Bock gives authentic illustrations as well
as information about the finest Continental specimens.

[505] For the mosaics of Santa Pudenziana, see Woltmann
and Woermann, i. p. 167, "History of Painting."
Translated by Sidney Colvin.

[506] Appendix 4. Lord Lindsay's "History of
Ecclesiastical Art," i. p. 136. These gorgeous vestments
are engraved by Sulpiz Boisseree in his "Kaiser
Dalmatika in der St. Peterskirche," and far better by
Dr. Rock, in his splendid work on the "Coronation Robes
of the German Emperors."

[507] It is singular that we f