eventeenyears preceding 1450 forty-six new names wereentered in the books of the guild ; in the next seven-teen years only thirteen were added. Louis XI.when he captured Arras (4th May, 1477) struck thedeath-blow to the industry. The population of thetown hated their new master, so in 1479 he… … K oo1- PiHto -< w c u o « HZ o 00 M ■5. TAPESTRIES. 319 have foretold. In 1484 Charles VIII. attempted toreverse the fatal policy of his predecessor, but it wastoo late; the industry was dead. Next in import-ance to Arras came Tournai, where, in 1398, regula-tions were made for the governance of…
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