Author: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
The internationally acclaimed European tapestry collection in The Minneapolis Institute of Arts comprises forty-one pieces designed and woven between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, representing all the major tapestry-weaving centers - Flanders, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, and Norway. European Tapestry in The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is the first complete documentation of this outstanding and unusually varied collection. Candace Adelson is a leading European-tapestry scholar and the author of numerous articles and exhibition catalogue texts. In this book she describes in detail how European tapestry was created and marketed, explains the techniques of tapestry weaving, and defines technical terms. Then she analyzes the Institute's pieces individually, exploring in depth each tapestry's subject, symbolism, history, and design and listing related works. The result is an invaluable record of a fragile legacy. Everyone interested in learning more about Western culture and the fascinating world of European tapestry will find this extensively researched, lucidly written, and abundantly illustrated catalogue enlightening.
European Tapestry in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Author: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
The internationally acclaimed European tapestry collection in The Minneapolis Institute of Arts comprises forty-one pieces designed and woven between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, representing all the major tapestry-weaving centers - Flanders, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, and Norway. European Tapestry in The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is the first complete documentation of this outstanding and unusually varied collection. Candace Adelson is a leading European-tapestry scholar and the author of numerous articles and exhibition catalogue texts. In this book she describes in detail how European tapestry was created and marketed, explains the techniques of tapestry weaving, and defines technical terms. Then she analyzes the Institute's pieces individually, exploring in depth each tapestry's subject, symbolism, history, and design and listing related works. The result is an invaluable record of a fragile legacy. Everyone interested in learning more about Western culture and the fascinating world of European tapestry will find this extensively researched, lucidly written, and abundantly illustrated catalogue enlightening.
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
The internationally acclaimed European tapestry collection in The Minneapolis Institute of Arts comprises forty-one pieces designed and woven between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, representing all the major tapestry-weaving centers - Flanders, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, and Norway. European Tapestry in The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is the first complete documentation of this outstanding and unusually varied collection. Candace Adelson is a leading European-tapestry scholar and the author of numerous articles and exhibition catalogue texts. In this book she describes in detail how European tapestry was created and marketed, explains the techniques of tapestry weaving, and defines technical terms. Then she analyzes the Institute's pieces individually, exploring in depth each tapestry's subject, symbolism, history, and design and listing related works. The result is an invaluable record of a fragile legacy. Everyone interested in learning more about Western culture and the fascinating world of European tapestry will find this extensively researched, lucidly written, and abundantly illustrated catalogue enlightening.
Woven Splendor
Author: Detroit Institute of Arts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Great Tapestries of Four Centuries
Author: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tapestry
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tapestry
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Cambridge History of Western Textiles
Author: D. T. Jenkins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521341073
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Sample Text
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521341073
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Sample Text
European Post-medieval Tapestries and Related Hangings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Edith Appleton Standen
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870994069
Category : Tapestry
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Tapestry making flourished in the major centers of western Europe from the fourteenth through the nineteenth centuries. Thousands of tapestries were woven as special commissions for church, crown, and nobility. This publication is a comprehensive catalogue of the Museum's collection of tapestries and allied works made after the Middle Ages.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870994069
Category : Tapestry
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Tapestry making flourished in the major centers of western Europe from the fourteenth through the nineteenth centuries. Thousands of tapestries were woven as special commissions for church, crown, and nobility. This publication is a comprehensive catalogue of the Museum's collection of tapestries and allied works made after the Middle Ages.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
European Post-medieval Tapestries and Related Hangings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Edith Appleton Standen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870994180
Category : Tapestry
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870994180
Category : Tapestry
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Tapestry in the Baroque
Author: Thomas P. Campbell
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588392309
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588392309
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
European Post-medieval Tapestries and Related Hangings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Edith Appleton Standen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870994180
Category : Tapestry
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870994180
Category : Tapestry
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Tapestry in the Baroque
Author: Thomas Patrick Campbell
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 030015514X
Category : Tapestry
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
This illustrated volume is a comprehensive survey of 17th century European tapestry. It features some of the finest surviving examples from many international collections, as well as a number of related designs and oil sketches.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 030015514X
Category : Tapestry
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
This illustrated volume is a comprehensive survey of 17th century European tapestry. It features some of the finest surviving examples from many international collections, as well as a number of related designs and oil sketches.
A Picture Book of Tapestries
Author: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tapestry
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tapestry
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description