The Tapestry Book

Helen Churchill Hungerford Candee

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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Tapestry Book, by Helen Churchill CandeeThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: The Tapestry BookAuthor: Helen Churchill CandeeRelease Date: July 30, 2008 [EBook #26151]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TAPESTRY BOOK ***Produced by Eileen Gormly, Alicia Williams (who did thescanning, image prep, and OCR), Sam W. and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netCover of the bookTHETAPESTRYBOOKBYHELEN CHURCHILL CANDEEAuthor of “Decorative Styles and Periods”WITH FOUR PLATES IN COLOUR AND NINETY-NINEILLUSTRATIONS IN BLACK-AND-WHITEDecorative logoNEW YORKFREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANYMCMXIISee larger imageHERSE AND MERCURYRenaissance Brussels Tapestry, Italian Cartoon. W. de Pannemaker,weaver.Collection of George Blumenthal, Esq., New YorkCopyright, 1912, byFrederick A. Stokes Company———All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreignlanguages, including the ScandinavianOctober, 1912TOTWO CERTAIN BYZANTINE MADONNASAND THEIR OWNERSAN ACKNOWLEDGMENTModesty so dominates the staff in art museums that I am requested not to make mention of those officers who havehelped me with friendly courtesy and efficiency. To the officers and assistants ...

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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Tapestry Book,
by Helen Churchill Candee
This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no
cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,
give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg
License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net
Title: The Tapestry Book
Author: Helen Churchill Candee
Release Date: July 30, 2008 [EBook #26151]
Language: English
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK
THE TAPESTRY BOOK ***
Produced by Eileen Gormly, Alicia Williams (who did
the
scanning, image prep, and OCR), Sam W. and the
Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Cover of the book
THE
TAPESTRY
BOOK
BY
HELEN CHURCHILL CANDEE
Author of “Decorative Styles and Periods”
WITH FOUR PLATES IN COLOUR AND NINETY-
NINE
ILLUSTRATIONS IN BLACK-AND-WHITE
Decorative logo
NEW YORK
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
MCMXII
See larger image
HERSE AND MERCURYRenaissance Brussels Tapestry, Italian Cartoon. W.
de Pannemaker, weaver.
Collection of George Blumenthal, Esq., New York
Copyright, 1912, by
Frederick A. Stokes Company
———
All rights reserved, including that of translation into
foreign
languages, including the Scandinavian
October, 1912
TO
TWO CERTAIN BYZANTINE MADONNAS
AND THEIR OWNERS
AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Modesty so dominates the staff in art museums that I
am requested not to make mention of those officers
who have helped me with friendly courtesy and
efficiency. To the officers and assistants at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Art
Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts in
Boston, and the Print Department in the Library of
Congress in Washington, indebtedness is here publicly
acknowledged with the regret that I may not speak of
individuals. Photographs of tapestries are credited toMessrs. A. Giraudon, Paris; J. Laurent, Madrid;
Alinari, Florence; Wm. Baumgarten, and Albert Herter,
New York, and to those private collectors whose
names are mentioned on the plates.
H. C. C.
CONTENTS
PA
CHAPTER
GE
I A Foreword 1
II Antiquity 15
III Modern Awakening 25
France and Flanders, 1
IV 32
5th Century
V High Gothic 51
VI Renaissance Influence 64
VII Renaissance to Rubens 72
VII Italy, 15th through 17th
81
I Centuries
IX France 90
X The Gobelins Factory 105
The Gobelins Factory (
XI 117
Continued)
The Gobelins Factory (
XII 126
Continued)
XII The Gobelins Factory (
135
I Continued)
XIXI
Beauvais 145
V
XV Aubusson 154
XV
Savonnerie 159
I
XV
Mortlake 163
II
XV
Identifications 172
III
XI Identifications (Continu
186
X ed)
XX Borders 201
XX
Tapestry Marks 216
I
XX
How It Is Made 226
II
XX
The Bayeux Tapestry 241
III
XX
To-day 249
IV
Best Periods and Their Dat
265
es
Index 267
ILLUSTRATIONS
Fr
ont
HERSE AND MERCURY (C
isp
oloured Plate)
iec
eRenaissance Brussels Tape
stry, Italian Cartoon. W. de
Pannemaker, weaver. Collec
tion of George Blumenthal,
Esq., New York
FA
CI
N
G
PA
G
E
CHINESE TAPESTRY 14
Chien Lung Period
COPTIC TAPESTRY 15
About 300 A. D.
COPTIC TAPESTRY 16
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
COPTIC TAPESTRY 17
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
TAPESTRY FOUND IN GRA
18
VES IN PERU
Date prior to Sixteenth Cent

ury
THE SACRAMENTS (Colour
34
ed Plate)
Arras Tapestry, about 1430.
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York
THE SACRAMENTS 38
Arras Tapestry, about 1430 THE SACRAMENTS 39
Arras Tapestry, about 1430
FIFTEENTH CENTURY, FR
40
ENCH TAPESTRY
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
THE LIFE OF CHRIST 41
Flemish Tapestry, second h
alf of Fifteenth Century. Bos
ton Museum of Fine Arts
LA BAILLÉE DES ROSES 42
French Tapestry, about 145
0. Metropolitan Museum of
Art, New York
FIFTEENTH CENTURY MIL
43
LEFLEUR WITH ARMS
Cathedral of Troyes
THE LADY AND THE UNIC
44
ORN
French Tapestry, Fifteenth
Century. Musée de Cluny, P
aris
THE LADY AND THE UNIC
45
ORN
French Tapestry, Fifteenth
Century. Musée de Cluny, P
aris
THE SACK OF JERUSALE
46
M (DETAIL)
Burgundian Tapestry, about
1450. Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New YorkSCENES FROM THE LIFE
OF CHRIST, WITH ARMOR 48
IAL SHIELDS
Flemish Tapestry, Fifteenth
Century. Institute of Art, Chi
cago
HISTORY OF THE VIRGIN 49
Angers Cathedral
DAVID AND BATHSHEBA 50
German Tapestry, about 14

50
FLEMISH TAPESTRY. ABO
51
UT 1500
Collection of Alfred W. Hoyt,

Esq.
DAVID AND BATHSHEBA 52
Flemish Tapestry, late Fiftee

nth Century
HISTORY OF ST. STEPHE
53
N
Arras Tapestry, Fifteenth Ce

ntury
VERDURE 54
French Gothic Tapestry
“ECCE HOMO” 55
Brussels Tapestry, about 15
20. Metropolitan Museum of
Art, New York
ALLEGORICAL SUBJECT 56
Flemish Tapestry, about 150
0. Collection of Alfred W. Ho yt, Esq.
CROSSING THE RED SEA 57
Brussels Tapestry, about 15
00. Boston Museum of Fine
Arts
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVE
58
N
Flemish Tapestry, about 151
0. Collection of J. Pierpont
Morgan, Esq., New York
FLEMISH TAPESTRY, END
60
OF FIFTEENTH CENTURY
Collection of Martin A. Ryers
on, Esq., Chicago. Formerly
in the Spitzer Collection
THE HOLY FAMILY 61
Flemish Tapestry, end of Fift
eenth Century. Collection of
Martin A. Ryerson, Esq., Chi
cago. Formerly in the Spitze
r Collection
CONQUEST OF TUNIS BY
62
CHARLES V (DETAIL)
Cartoon by Jan Vermeyen.
Woven by Pannemaker. Roy
al Collection at Madrid
DEATH OF ANANIAS.—FR
OM ACTS OF THE APOSTL 64
ES BY RAPHAEL
From the Palace of Madrid
THE STORY OF REBECCA 65