The four seasons tapestries at Hatfield House /
Acknowledged as one of the most important sets of early English tapestries, the Four Seasons set at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, raise many scholarly questions surrounding the design, production and uses of woven tapestry in sixteenth and early-seventeenth century England. In this new study Michae...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Archetype Publications,
2013.
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| Summary: | Acknowledged as one of the most important sets of early English tapestries, the Four Seasons set at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, raise many scholarly questions surrounding the design, production and uses of woven tapestry in sixteenth and early-seventeenth century England. In this new study Michael Bath challenges previous assumptions about both their date and their status as 'Sheldon' tapestries, whilst embarking on a long-overdue explication of their subject matter and iconography. |
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| Physical Description: | 143 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781909492035 1909492035 |