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The Art of Tapestry
Buch von Helen Wyld
Sprache: Englisch

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Extensively illustrated, this is the first accessible publication on the history of tapestry in over two decades.

Woven with dazzling images from history, mythology and the natural world, and breath-taking in their craftsmanship, tapestries were among the most valuable and high-status works of art available in Europe from the medieval period to the end of the eighteenth century. Over 600 historic examples hang in National Trust properties in England and Wales - the largest collection in the UK.

This beautifully illustrated study by tapestry expert Helen Wyld, in association with the National Trust, offers new insights into these works, from the complex themes embedded in their imagery, to long-forgotten practices of sacred significance and ritual use. The range of historical, mythological and pastoral themes that recur across the centuries is explored, while the importance of the 'revival' of tapestry from the late nineteenth century is considered in detail for the first time. Although focussed on the National Trust's collection, this book offers a fresh perspective on the history of tapestry across Europe.

Both the tapestry specialist and the keen art-history enthusiast can find a wealth of information here about woven wall hangings and furnishings, including methods of production, purchase and distribution, evolving techniques and technologies, the changing trends of subject matter across time, and how tapestries have been collected, used and displayed in British country houses across the centuries.
Extensively illustrated, this is the first accessible publication on the history of tapestry in over two decades.

Woven with dazzling images from history, mythology and the natural world, and breath-taking in their craftsmanship, tapestries were among the most valuable and high-status works of art available in Europe from the medieval period to the end of the eighteenth century. Over 600 historic examples hang in National Trust properties in England and Wales - the largest collection in the UK.

This beautifully illustrated study by tapestry expert Helen Wyld, in association with the National Trust, offers new insights into these works, from the complex themes embedded in their imagery, to long-forgotten practices of sacred significance and ritual use. The range of historical, mythological and pastoral themes that recur across the centuries is explored, while the importance of the 'revival' of tapestry from the late nineteenth century is considered in detail for the first time. Although focussed on the National Trust's collection, this book offers a fresh perspective on the history of tapestry across Europe.

Both the tapestry specialist and the keen art-history enthusiast can find a wealth of information here about woven wall hangings and furnishings, including methods of production, purchase and distribution, evolving techniques and technologies, the changing trends of subject matter across time, and how tapestries have been collected, used and displayed in British country houses across the centuries.
Über den Autor
Helen Wyld studied history of art at the Courtauld Institute. She spent four years researching the National Trust's tapestry collection, funded by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, and has worked as a curator for the National Trust for Scotland and as Senior Research Fellow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. She is now Senior Curator of Historic Textiles at the National Museum of Scotland, where she is responsible for Scottish and European textiles from the medieval period to 1850.
Zusammenfassung
The most recent book to attempt a history of tapestry in English was Barty Phillips' Tapestry (1994), now out of print.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements

Introduction
Tapestry Technique

I: Art and Industry
II: Ritual and Presence
III: The Woven Image
IV: Tapestry and History

Appendix: Makers' Marks
Notes
Bibliography
Picture Credits
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Sammlerkataloge
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781781301128
ISBN-10: 1781301123
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Wyld, Helen
Hersteller: Bloomsbury USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 286 x 236 x 26 mm
Von/Mit: Helen Wyld
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.01.2023
Gewicht: 1,61 kg
Artikel-ID: 120416732
Über den Autor
Helen Wyld studied history of art at the Courtauld Institute. She spent four years researching the National Trust's tapestry collection, funded by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, and has worked as a curator for the National Trust for Scotland and as Senior Research Fellow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. She is now Senior Curator of Historic Textiles at the National Museum of Scotland, where she is responsible for Scottish and European textiles from the medieval period to 1850.
Zusammenfassung
The most recent book to attempt a history of tapestry in English was Barty Phillips' Tapestry (1994), now out of print.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements

Introduction
Tapestry Technique

I: Art and Industry
II: Ritual and Presence
III: The Woven Image
IV: Tapestry and History

Appendix: Makers' Marks
Notes
Bibliography
Picture Credits
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Sammlerkataloge
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781781301128
ISBN-10: 1781301123
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Wyld, Helen
Hersteller: Bloomsbury USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 286 x 236 x 26 mm
Von/Mit: Helen Wyld
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.01.2023
Gewicht: 1,61 kg
Artikel-ID: 120416732
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