Tapestries

The Bayeux Tapestry (French: La Tapisserie de Bayeux) is a 50cm by 70m (20in by 230ft) long embroidered cloth which depicts scenes commemorating the Battle of Hastings, with annotations in Latin. The embroidered tapestry is presently exhibited in a special museum in Bayeux, Normandy, France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bayeux Tapestry"

Tapestry is a form of textile art. It is woven by hand on a weaving- loom. The chain thread is the carrier in which the coloured striking thread is woven. In this way, a colourful pattern or image is created. Most weavers use a naturally based chain thread made out of linen or wool. The striking threads can be made out of silk, wool, gold or silver, but can also be made out of any form of textile. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tapestry"

The tapestry cycle is series of six tapestries from the late 1400's from the southern Netherlands known also as " La Dame à la Licorne". They are housed at the Musee de Cluny, in Paris. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tapestry cycle"

The Hunt of the Unicorn is a series of seven tapestries dating from 1495– 1505. The tapestries, often referred to as the Unicorn Tapestries, show a group of noblemen and hunters in pursuit of a unicorn which is eventually captured, brought back to a castle and chained to a tree. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Hunt of the Unicorn"

The Lady and the Unicorn ( French: La dame à la licorne) is the title of a cycle of French tapestries often considered one of the greatest works of art of the Middle Ages in Europe. They are estimated to have been woven in the late 15th century (c. 1490), in Flanders. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Lady and the Unicorn"

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the Wikipedia . Direct links to the original articles are in the text.
If you use exact copy or modified of this article you should preserve above paragraph and put also : It uses material from the Shortopedia article about "Tapestries".

MAIN PAGE

MAIN INDEX

CONTACT US