The arts in the Middle Ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Dafforne, James, d. 1880, tr · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 66
the fourteenth century, we ought to inspect the stalls ofSt. Justine, at Padua, those of the cathedrals of Milan and Ulm, the churchof Aosta (Figs. 23 and 24), &c, and the stalls of the churches of Rodez,Albi, Amiens, Toulouse, and Rouen (Fig. 25). And if we would examinea very ancient example… … Fig. 26.—Design on the Stalls in the Church of St Benoît-sur-Loire. TAPESTRY. Scriptural Origin of Tapestry.—Needlework Embroidery in Ancient Greek and Roman Times.—Attalic Carpets.— Manufacture of Carpets in Cloisters.—Manufactory at Poitiers in theTwelfth Century.—Bayeux Tapestry, named Be la…
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