Tapestries have been woven for hundreds of years in diverse cultures.
Both ancient Egyptians and the Incas buried their dead in tapestry
woven clothing. Important civic buildings of the Greek Empire,
including the Parthenon, had walls covered by them. However it
was the French medieval weavers who brought the craft to fruition.
In the 13th and 14th centuries the Church recognized
the value of tapestries in illustrating Bible stories to its
illiterate congregations. Few of these have survived. The oldest
existing set is the Apocalypse of St John, six hangings 18 foot
high, totalling 471 foot in length which were woven from 1375
to 1379 in Paris. This was the centre of production until the
Hundred Years War (1337 - 1453) caused the weavers to flee north
via Arras to Flanders (now Belgium and northern France).
MEDIEVAL DESIGNS
ARTS &
CRAFTS
FLORAL TAPESTRY ART
FINE
ART TAPESTRIES
ELEGANT TAPESTRIES
LANDSCAPES
No comments:
Post a Comment