The Unicorn Tapestries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The unicorn tapestries are one of the most popular attractions at The Cloisters, the medieval branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Traditionally known as The Hunt of the Unicorn,this set of seven exquisite and enigmatic tapestries was likely completed between 1495 and 1505. The imaginatively conceived scenesâ€”displaying individualized faces of the hunters and naturalistically depicting the flora and fauna of the landscapeâ€”are beautifully captured in silk, wool, and metal yarns. 
Written by one of the worldâ€™s leading authorities on medieval textiles and illustrated with many lovely color reproductions, The Unicorn Tapestries traces the origins of the tapestries as well as possible interpretations of their symbolic meaning. This is an essential book for any lover of medieval art and textiles.

Arts & Photography

Cavallo, Adolph S.

History & Criticism

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two Volume Set in slipcase. Volume I: Text; Volume II:Plates 13 full page color reproductions plus 2 pages of full color Coats of Arms. Beautifully conceived book. Book covers are pale blue linen with onionskin covers. Slip case is cloth covered in dark teal. The text in volume I not only discusses each plate in detail, but presents the following: Title and series it belongs to; Details of the illustrations; Attributions - Designer, Weaver, Place & date of manufacture; Materials; Dimensions; Condition; Description; Related Tapestries; Provenience; Exhibitions and Bibliography. The text provides the results of a scholarly in-depth study of this museum's collection establishing this set of books as a rare and invaluable source for anyone interested in tapestries whether they be researchers, collectors, aficionados, weavers or needleworkers. Once read, one becomes especially well informed on the techniques of tapestry production. A the end of this volume is a list of exhibitions of this c

Tapestries of Europe and Colonial Peru in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Western Art

Cornelius Vermeule

Perry Townsend Rathbone

Eleanor A. Sayre

Harry H. Schnabel, Jr.

William Stevenson Smith

Hanns Swarzenski

Museum of Fine Arts

book has page after page of colorful photos

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

Many of the tapestries are famous but most of the textile collection is little known. Because textiles are displayed throughout the Museum, and certain fine pieces have been placed in storage to preserve them, it has been almost impossible for the visitor or visiting scholar to survey the collection until the appearance of this catalogue.

Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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Isabella Stewart Gardner

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