European Tapestry: In the Minneapolis Institute of Arts - Hardcover

Adelson, Candace J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810932628 ISBN 13: 9780810932623

Publisher: Minneapolis Inst of Arts, 1994

Synopsis

The internationally acclaimed European tapestry collection in The Minneapolis Institute of Arts comprises forty-one pieces designed and woven between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, representing all the major tapestry-weaving centers - Flanders, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, and Norway. European Tapestry in The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is the first complete documentation of this outstanding and unusually varied collection.
Candace Adelson is a leading European-tapestry scholar and the author of numerous articles and exhibition catalogue texts. In this book she describes in detail how European tapestry was created and marketed, explains the techniques of tapestry weaving, and defines technical terms. Then she analyzes the Institute's pieces individually, exploring in depth each tapestry's subject, symbolism, history, and design and listing related works. The result is an invaluable record of a fragile legacy.
Everyone interested in learning more about Western culture and the fascinating world of European tapestry will find this extensively researched, lucidly written, and abundantly illustrated catalogue enlightening.

About this title

From Library Journal:

This is an excellent study of an artistic medium lacking the popularity and attendant glamour of most other visual arts. Although mostly known among cogno- scenti, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' collection of tapestries is one of the best in the nation. Some 41 of these "woven paintings," representing all the major tapestry-weaving centers of Western Europe between 1400 and 1800, are thoroughly analyzed and documented by large color illustrations. Art historian Adelson, writing in a mildly technical but readable style, discusses the history, design, and subjects of each individual work, excelling particularly in explaining the often obscure symbolism employed by the now-anonymous designers and weavers. This book is a wonderful example of how a regional museum has highlighted and promoted a world-class collection in a medium that's generally given less attention at more prominent institutions. Recommended for academic and larger public libraries.
Douglas F. Smith, Oakland P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Minneapolis Inst of Arts
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0810932628
• ISBN 13: 9780810932623
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432