Project Gutenberg
2018-07-16
Public domain in the USA.
221
San Francisco Museum of Art
SFMA
Museum of Art (San Francisco, Calif.)
Ackerman, Phyllis
1893
1977
Laurvik, J. Nilsen (John Nilsen)
1877
Laurvik, John Nilsen
22019504
Catalogue of the Retrospective Loan Exhibition of European Tapestries
Produced by Jane Robins and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
"Catalogue of the Retrospective Loan Exhibition of European Tapestries" by Phyllis Ackerman is a scholarly catalogue written in the early 20th century. This publication details an exhibition held at the San Francisco Museum of Art, showcasing a historical survey of European tapestry art from the 14th to the early 19th century. The book provides insights into various distinctive styles and techniques, featuring important works from renowned tapestry-producing regions such as France, Flanders, Germany, and Switzerland. The opening of the text outlines the intentions behind this retrospective exhibition, emphasizing its aim to offer a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of tapestry art throughout history. It introduces the exhibition's significance as the first complete historical survey of this medium presented in America, highlighting notable contributions by acclaimed designers and weavers. Additionally, the introduction sets the stage for further exploration into the aesthetic qualities and the diverse subject matter depicted in the tapestries, from allegorical themes to religious narratives, firmly establishing the importance of textiles in the broader context of art history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
en
Tapestry -- Exhibitions
NK
Text
Category: History - European
Category: Art
251832
2025-09-23T04:51:13.162699
text/html
248489
2018-07-16T13:45:24
text/html
1956142
2025-09-23T04:51:18.790609
application/epub+zip
1958913
2025-09-23T04:51:14.368631
application/epub+zip
154667
2025-09-23T04:51:13.756644
application/epub+zip
2058650
2025-09-23T04:51:21.651651
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
2043847
2025-09-23T04:51:18.168623
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
243782
2022-09-26T03:41:52.747510
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
204643
2025-09-23T04:51:12.194669
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
204301
2018-07-16T13:43:00
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
19046
2025-09-23T04:51:21.796611
application/rdf+xml
27228
2025-09-23T04:51:13.853634
image/jpeg
3994
2025-09-23T04:51:13.805659
image/jpeg
72663
2018-07-16T13:47:02
application/octet-stream
application/zip
2067137
2018-07-16T13:47:02
application/octet-stream
application/zip
2094459
2025-09-23T04:51:13.257651
application/octet-stream
application/zip
Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at
https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog
en.wikipedia