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A HISTORY OF TAPESTRY

Written by W.G. Thomson
Published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1930

A HISTORY OF TAPESTRY
Written by W.G. Thomson.
Stock no. 988308
1930. Hardback. Large format. Very good condition.

Large format. Brown decorative cloth. Pages: xviii, 550 + 132 colour and b/w plates. Entirely revised edition. Endpapers foxed. Rear joint slightly cracked. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Edges rubbed.

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Cover of A HISTORY OF TAPESTRY by W.G. Thomson

Contents

  • PREFACE
  • CHAPTER I
  • PRE-CHRISTIAN TAPESTRY
  • CHAPTER II
  • LATER EGYPTIAN OR COPTIC TAPESTRY
  • CHAPTER III
  • TAPESTRY IN EUROPE UNTIL THE 14TH CENTURY
  • CHAPTER IV
  • THE PARISIAN TAPESTRY WORKSHOPS IN THE LATE 14TH CENTURY
  • CHAPTER V
  • TAPESTRIES OF ARRAS, GERMANY AND ENGLAND IN THE 14TH CENTURY
  • CHAPTER VI
  • TAPESTRIES OF ARRAS IN THE 15TH CENTURY
  • CHAPTER VII
  • TAPESTRY-WEAVING IN THE SMALLER FLEMISH TOWNS, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY AND SPAIN, 15TH CENTURY
  • CHAPTER VIII
  • TAPESTRIES IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND DURING THE 15TH CENTURY
  • CHAPTER IX
  • 15TH AND EARLY 16TH CENTURY TAPESTRIES
  • CHAPTER X
  • TAPESTRY-WEAVING IN THE LOW COUNTRIES IN THE 16TH CENTURY
  • CHAPTER XI
  • 16TH CENTURY - TAPESTRY-WEAVING IN FRANCE, ITALY, GERMANY, SWEDEN ETC.
  • CHAPTER XII
  • 16TH CENTURY - ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND
  • CHAPTER XIII
  • 17TH CENTURY - ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND
  • CHAPTER XIV
  • TAPESTRY-WEAVING IN FLANDERS, ITALY, GERMANY, ETC IN THE 17TH CENTURY
  • CHAPTER XV
  • 17TH CENTURY -WORKSHOPS IN FRANCE - FORMATION OF THE GOBELINS
  • CHAPTER XVI
  • THE GOBELINS AND MANUFACTORIES IN FRANCE AND ITALY
  • CHAPTER XVII
  • A SKETCH OF TAPESTRY-WEAVING IN FLANDERS, GERMANY AND ENGLAND FROM 1700 UNTIL THE PRESENT DAY....
  • CHAPTER XVIII
  • TAPESTRY MARKS
  • INDEX