The arts in the middle ages, and at the period of the renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London, Bickers and son · leaf 92
resolved to restore the manufactories in Paris, which the disorder ofpreceding reigns had abolished. He therefore established Laurent, acelebrated tapestry-worker, in the maison professe of the Jesuits, which hadremained closed since the trial of Jean Chastel. He allowed one crown aday, and one… … Fig. 32.—Banner of the Tapestry Workers of Lyons. Dubourg and Laurent, who had entered into partnership, were both installedin the galleries of the Louvre. Henry IV., following the example ofFrancis I., brought from Italy skilled workers in gold and in silk. Thesehe lodged in the Hotel de la Maque,…
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