Dictionary entry on 'tapisserie' from the Nouveau Larousse Illustré, in French. It gives the word's senses and idioms, then a history of tapestry from antiquity through the medieval, Flemish, Italian, English and French manufactures (Gobelins, Beauvais, Aubusson, Savonnerie), with a list of famous hangings by century. A technical section distinguishes high-warp, low-warp and needlepoint tapestry and names the main canvas stitches. A plate illustrates ancient to 18th-century tapestries, ancient looms and the Gobelins high-warp loom tools.

Type

Article

Date

1904

Language

French

Pages

2