Texas Bookman - Ashmolean Museum: Embroidered Hanging With Peacock JournalThe peacock was emblematic not of glory but of compassion and care, and so it would appear to be in this intricate hanging. What we might expect to be its show stealing splendor is almost upstaged by the pure white peonies, lilies and roses all around. The eyes of its furled up tail, though beautiful, blend into the background as though they were another flower. The highly crafted covers of this journal are printed on foil paper, embossed then foil