Late medieval and Renaissance textiles / Rosamund Garrett and Matthew Reeves.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garrett, Rosamund, author.

Reeves, Matthew (Art historian), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Textile fabrics, Medieval--Exhibitions.

Textile fabrics, Medieval.

Textile fabrics, Renaissance--Exhibitions.

Textile fabrics, Renaissance.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

183 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Sam Fogg, 2018.

Summary:

This publication, the first of its kind in many decades, draws together thirty-six rare and sumptuous European textiles created between the late fourteenth and late sixteenth centuries. Incorporating objects made both for secular and liturgical use, it explores the contexts of their creation, their functions and purpose, and their changing fortunes over the course of the subsequent centuries. After goldsmiths work, tapestries and embroideries were among the costliest art forms of the Middle Ages, due to their precious materials and the countless hours required to produce them. Whether hung on the wall or worn about the person, textiles provided a potent display of their owners' wealth and status. Their vivid decoration also provided the perfect backdrop for courtly pageants, royal ceremonies, and liturgical festivals. Even the quickest glance at late medieval paintings shows just how forcefully textiles shaped the visual texture of the occasions they depict. Though always the works of specialist craftsmen, in the later Middle Ages textiles were often made following designs supplied by the leading painters and designers of their age. Yet only a tiny fraction of what was made has survived. The fragility of the fabrics, light damage and insects, together with alterations of use, have made this material extremely rare. This catalogue includes thirty-six late medieval and Renaissance textiles, many published for the first time, that together span a period of almost two hundred years.00Exhibition: Sam Fogg, London, UK (14.06.-13.07.2018).

Notes:

"Published to accompany the exhibition, Late Medieval and Renaissance Textiles, 14 June to 13 July 2018"--page 5.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-183).

ISBN:

1911300482

9781911300489

OCLC:

1037029991