Tapicería [Tapestry]
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Encyclopedia article "Tapicería" from a Spanish-language illustrated dictionary (Montaner y Simón). It traces the history of tapestry weaving from ancient Egypt, Babylon, Rome, Persia and the Islamic world through the medieval and Renaissance workshops of Arras, Brussels and the Gobelins, and the Spanish royal factories of Santa Bárbara and Santa Isabel. It discusses guild regulations, cartoons, marks and the tapestry collections of the Spanish royal house, including Raphael's Acts of the Apostles. The final section turns to the upholsterer (tapicero adornista), covering tools and upholstery techniques, with line drawings of tacking and pleating. Illustrations include the Bayeux Tapestry and a panel from The Conquest of Tunis.
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