Renaissance velvets
By: Lisa Monnas
Contributors: Victoria and Albert Museum
Publisher: V&A Publishing
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781851776566
Subjects: Renaissance Textile fabrics; Catalogs; Victoria and Albert Museum; Velvet; History
Description: Silk velvet was first woven in Europe during the second half of the 13th century, but it reached its peak of perfection during the 15th and 16th centuries--the Renaissance. The V & A holds one of the finest collections of Renaissance velvets, including a papal carpet, a 16th-century cloak, books and caskets covered in velvet, and numerous ecclesiastical vestments. This unique book introduces these velvets to the general reader, setting them within historical contexts, exploring the skills and special equipment needed to produce velvet, and describing the basic weaving techniques. A beautifully illustrated catalog of 50 lush pieces, all newly photographed with many close-up details, this book includes detailed weave analyses and diagrams.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Velvet weaving in Europe and Ottoman Turkey. Italy ; Spain ; France ; Ottoman and Italian velvets; title: How velvet is made. Plain velvet ; Figured velvet ; Brocaded velvet ; Printed velvet; title: The weavers and their pay; title: Quality control. Guild inspections and fraud ; Colour and dyestuffs ; Selvedges; title: Design; title: Marketing; title: Consumption; title: The perception of velvet; title: Catalogue.