The four seasons tapestries at Hatfield House
By: Michael Bath
Publisher: Archetype Publications
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9781909492035
Subjects: Tapestry; History; Hatfield House (England)
Description: Acknowledged as one of the most important sets of early English tapestries, the Four Seasons set at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, raise many scholarly questions surrounding the design, production and uses of woven tapestry in sixteenth and early-seventeenth century England. In this new study Michael Bath challenges previous assumptions about both their date and their status as 'Sheldon' tapestries, whilst embarking on a long-overdue explication of their subject matter and iconography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.