Tapestries, their origin, history and renaissance (1912)
Hunter, George Leland, 1867-1927 · New York, John Lane company; · leaf 250
e XVIII at the Gobelins, Beauvais,Brussels, and Aubusson. The progress after themiddle of the XVI century was constantly down-ward. And while the most exquisite tapestries everproduced were woven in the first third of the XVIcentury, the most characteristic ones and those that,with least effort and… … I • 234 TAPESTRIES—THEIR ORIGIN vertical weft threads and hatchings. There areno diagonal or irregular or floating threads as inembroideries and brocades. Nor do any of thewarp threads show as in twills and damasks.y Thesurface consists entirely of fine weft threads thatcompletely interlace the…
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