{"product_id":"the-art-of-tapestry","title":"THE ART OF TAPESTRY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003eWoven with dazzling images from history, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003emythology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e and the natural world, and breath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003etaking in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003ecraftsmanship, tapestries were among the most valuable and high-status works of art available in Europe from the medieval period to the end of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e18th \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003ecentury. Over 600 historic examples hang in National Trust properties in England and Wales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003ethe largest collection in the UK.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003eThis beautifully illustrated study by tapestry expert Helen Wyld, in association with the National Trust, offers new insights into these works, from the complex themes embedded in their imagery, to long-forgotten practices of sacred significance and ritual use. The range of historical, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003emythological\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e and pastoral themes that recur across the centuries is explored, while the importance of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003erevival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e of tapestry from the late \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e19th \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003ecentury is considered in detail for the first time. Although focused on the National Trust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003es collection, this book offers a fresh perspective on the history of tapestry across Europe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003eBoth the tapestry specialist and the keen art-history enthusiast can find a wealth of information here about woven wall hangings and furnishings, including methods of production, purchase and distribution, evolving techniques and technologies, the changing trends of subject matter across time, and how tapestries have been collected, used\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201815741 BCX8\"\u003e and displayed in British country houses across the centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e256 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MPS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67894492135656,"sku":"vgl1792013571251","price":47.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/4570\/4424\/files\/the-art-of-tapestry_1.jpg?v=1792013579","url":"https:\/\/glitzdrapefit.shop\/products\/the-art-of-tapestry","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}