Tapestry
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A short encyclopedia entry defining tapestry as rich hangings of wool and silk with pictorial designs. It covers the word's etymology, its origins in the East and later development in Greece, Flanders (Arras) and France, including the Paris manufacture under Henry IV and the Gobelins under Louis XIV. It also explains the high-warp and low-warp looms and defines tapestry carpet.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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