Regrettably, very little in the way of detail about the set is available at this time, so we will simply have to enjoy it for its own sake and divine what we can of it with our own eyes. Consistent with the fashions and trends of the time, it would appear to be made of a combination of silk and velvet. Over its entirety are gold thread embroideries, while the orphreys also include beautiful floral and vegetal motifs, primarily in gold but also accented by other colours; we can also find subtle figurative details in the form of winged cherubs. The cope is even more ornate insofar as its shield and orphreys include the usual sort of pictorial scenes that we tend to associate with the vestment work of the Renaissance period -- in this particular instance, we find saints on the orphrey and Christ's Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem on the shield.
The style of the set follows the Spanish form of the period, as one would expect, seen particularly in the style and shape of the dalmatic and tunicle, the inclusion of the 'collarin' (i.e. collars) for the dalmatic and tunicle, as well as the distinctive, pointed shape of the shield on the cope.
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| Detail of the orphrey |
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| Detail of the panel |
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| Detail of the embroidery |
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| Detail of the shield/hood of the cope, showing the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem |
