Tapestry
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A two-page encyclopedia article on tapestry from the sixth edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. It gives a brief history of the craft, covering its supposed Saracen origin, the Netherlands, and the manufactures at Mortlake, Paris, the Gobelins, Aubusson, Felletin, Beauvais and Flanders. It then describes in detail the looms, tools and working methods for high-warp (vertical) and low-warp (horizontal, treadle-operated) tapestry weaving, and the differences between the two.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1823
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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