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Medieval & Renaissance illustrations and artifacts relating to the process of combing or carding wool.
- Woman carding wool, The Luttrell Psalter (British Library, Add. 42130, fol. 193), c. 1325-1335
- A female descendant of Cain carding wool, The Holkham Bible (British Library MS Add. 47680, fol. 6), c. 1327-1335
- Woman carding wool, Smithfield Decretals (British Library, Royal 10 E. IV, fol. 137v), c. 1340
- Minerva (fol. 13) and Tanaquil (fol. 70v), De mulieribus claris (BNF Fr. 598), beginning of the 15th century
- Tanaquil, De mulieribus claris (British Library, Royal 20 C. V, fol. 75), beginning of the 15th century
- Tapestry: The labors of wool, c. 1500
- Carding comb, 16th century
- November, The Da Costa Hours (Morgan Library 399, fols. 12v-13), c. 1515
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