Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV creative rare historical photographs

rare historical photographs

A Girl in Pieces

After meeting Le Corbusier in Paris in 1922

and by evaluating the book’s enduring influence on visual studies and architectural research

67 color and 83 b/w illustrations

Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV creative rare historical photographsCharissa Bremer David With essays by Pascal Franois Bertrand, Arnauld Brejon de Lavergne, and Jean Vittet Meticulously woven by hand with wool, silk, and gilt metal thread, the tapestry collection of the Sun King, Louis XIV of France, represents the highest achievements of the art form. Intended to enhance the kings reputation by visualizing his manifest glory and to promote the kingdoms nascent mercantile economy, the royal collection of tapestries