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Decorative textiles; an illustrated book on coverings for furniture, walls and floors, including damasks, brocades and velvets, tapestries, laces, embroideries, chintzes, cretonnes, drapery and furniture trimmings, wall papers, carpets and rugs, tooled and illuminated leathers (1918)

Hunter, George Leland, 1867-1927 · Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott company; Grand Rapids, The Dean-Hicks company · leaf 319

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reek and Roman history, and to Renaissance designs. Insteadof the Story of the King we have the Story of Moses, in tenpieces, eight after Poussin and two after Lebrun. Already Raphaelsfamous Acts of the Apostles tapestries designed by Pope Leo Xhad been copied at the Gobelins. Now, the weavers… … oO hi « w 1 >> .5°o« S b 3Oh-l O GOBELINS, BEAUVAIS, MORTLAKE TAPESTRIES AVhen Lebrun died in 1690, he was succeeded by Pierre Mignard,who had already undermined his power. The only important tapestriesby Mignard are the set of six copied from his paintings in the Galleryof Saint Cloud:…

Embroidery · Tapestry · Textile fabrics · Lace and lace making · Wallpaper · Decoration and ornament

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