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Folio. 382 pp. 350 colour plates, over 100 blk & wht text illusts. Blue cloth, gilt lettrng, w/ d.j. F/F. First edition of this first comprehensive overview of Flemish tapestry history, spanning the 15th century to just before the French Revolution.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 383 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. This Book is in Fine condition. This lush volume is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of Flemish tapestry history, spanning the 15th century to shortly before the French Revolution. Guy Delmarcel, a Belgian expert in Flemish textiles, covers every aspect of the design and production of these treasures. The wealth of illustrations includes famous and never-before-published tapestries and many close-up details, as well as a number of complete sets of tapestry panels. An impeccably researched reference work that will be of enormous value to tapestry collectors, dealers, and scholars, this gorgeous volume will also provide hours upon hours of browsing pleasure for art lovers. 300 illustrations, 200 in full color, 9 7/8 x 12 7/8" GUY DELMARCEL, former curator of textiles at the Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels, is a professor of art history at Leuven University. Author of a number of books and exhibition catalogues on tapestries, he lives in Belgium.
