Des premiers témoins médiévaux aux broderies des Clarisses de Mazamet : une petite histoire de l’or nué (XIVe-XXe siècle)

century, the Poor Clares of Mazamet revived an ancient technique of embroidery which is called or nué . This technique emerged in the 14 th century and was supposed to have disappeared in the 18 th century. This article proposes to consider the nuns’ experimentations in the long history of the or nué , from the end of the Middle Ages to the 20 th Century. The case study provides a basis for a broader reflection on the process of adopting a skill from the past in the modern era.