The embroidery shows Christ in Majesty, with in his left hand an orb, and inscribed on it the words Europa, Africa and Asia. His right hand is raised in a blessing. Above the arch there is text that says: Johannis de Thaneto. He was a monk of Canterbury Cathedral, described as "Monk and Chaunter of this Church, well vers'd in Mathematicks".
Source: COATSWORTH, Elizabeth (2012). 'John of Thanet', in: Gale Owen-Crocker, Elizabeth Coatsworth and Maria Hayward (eds.). Encyclopedia of Medieval Dress and Textiles of the British Isles, c. 450-1450, Brill: Leiden, pp. 298-299.
V&A online catalogue (retrieved 11 September 2016).
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