Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence
by Campbell, Thomas P., with Ainsworth, Maryan W. (Contributions by)
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- ISBN 10
- 0300093705
- ISBN 13
- 9780300093704
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New York and New Haven, CT: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2002. Cloth, x, 594 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "This study focuses on the stylistic evolution of tapestry design in the Netherlands beginning with the development by Netherlandish designers in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries of an aesthetic that emphasized narrative and decorative qualities." - Publisher. CONTENTS: The art and magnificence of Renaissance tapestries: introduction; Tapestry patronage in Northern Europe, 1380-1500; Merchants and weavers in Northern Europe, 1380-1480; Artists and cartoonists in northern Europe, 1380-1480; Patronage and production in Italy, 1380-1510; Netherlandish production and the rise of Brussels, 1480-1515; The Acts of the Apostles tapestries and Raphael's cartoons; Designs for the papacy by the Raphael Workshop, 1517-30; Patronage and production in Northern Europe, 1520-60; Bernaert van Orley and the revolution in Netherlandish tapestry design, 1515-41; Italian designs in Brussels, 1530-35; Netherlandish designers, 1530-60; Tapestry production in France, 1520-60; Tapestry production in Italy, 1520-60; Epilogue: the Netherlandish tapestry industry after 1560.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to.
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Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, March 12-June 19, 2002. Includes bibliographical references (p. 537-566) and index.
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- Title
- Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence
- Author
- Campbell, Thomas P., with Ainsworth, Maryan W. (Contributions by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0300093705
- ISBN 13
- 9780300093704
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Museum of Art; Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York and New Haven, CT
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 4to
- Bookseller catalogs
- Media / Fabrics & Textiles; European / 4. Renaissance; XXX / COLLECTIBLES; European / Dutch & Flemish;
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