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Author : Jean Pierre Larochette
Release : 2020
Genre : Tapestry
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 330/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Anatomy of a Tapestry by : Jean Pierre Larochette
Download or read book Anatomy of a Tapestry written by Jean Pierre Larochette. This book was released on 2020. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jean Pierre Larochette is a renowned top-level artist, making this opportunity to learn from him a treasure for all levels of weavers.
Author : Thomas P. Campbell
Release : 2002
Genre : Tapestry, Renaissance
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 225/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Tapestry in the Renaissance by : Thomas P. Campbell
Download or read book Tapestry in the Renaissance written by Thomas P. Campbell. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tapestries--the art form of kings--were a principal tool used by powerful Renaissance rulers to convey their wealth and might. From 1460 to 1560, courts and churches lavished vast sums on costly weavings in silk and gold thread from designs by leading artists. In this lavishly illustrated book, the first major survey of tapestry production of this period, contributors analyze some of these & beautiful tapestries, examine the stylistic and technical development of tapestry production in the Low Countries, France, and Italy during the Renaissance, and discuss the contribution that the medium made to art, liturgy, and propaganda of the day.
Author : George Leland Hunter
Release : 1925
Genre : Tapestry
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Practical Book of Tapestries by : George Leland Hunter
Download or read book The Practical Book of Tapestries written by George Leland Hunter. This book was released on 1925. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elena Phipps
Release : 2004
Genre : Art, Spanish colonial
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 310/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Colonial Andes by : Elena Phipps
Download or read book The Colonial Andes written by Elena Phipps. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This unique volume illustrates and discusses in detail more than 160 extraordinary fine and decorative art works of the colonial Andes, including examples of the intricate Inca weavings and metalwork that preceded the colonial era as well as a few of the remarkably inventive forms this art took after independence from Spain. An international array of scholars and experts examines the cultural context, aesthetic preoccupations, and diverse themes of art from the viceregal period, particularly the florid patternings and the fanciful beasts and hybrid creatures that have come to characterize colonial Andean art."--Jacket.
Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Release : 1993
Genre : Tapestry
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Book Rating : 444/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Medieval Tapestries in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Download or read book Medieval Tapestries in the Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the condition, subject, design, manufacture, ownership, and exhibitions for each tapestry or set of tapestries in the Museum's medieval tapestry collection. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art.
