The Devonshire Hunting Tapestries

Description:

First edition. The Devonshire Hunting Tapestries are among the most famous surviving examples of late medieval tapestry art. They are a set of four enormous 15th-century tapestries, now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Believed to have been made in Arras (present-day Belgium), around the mid-15th century, they were owned by the Cavendish family of Chatsworth, Derbyshire. The subject matter is hunting- falconry, boar, bear, and deer hunts- which was central to aristocratic culture. The subject matter is the noble pastime of hunting- falconry, boar, bear, and deer hunts -which was central to aristocratic culture. The images provide insight into the rituals, costumes, and social structures of the medieval elite. The clothing depicted is especially valuable for costume historians since it shows detailed fashions of the Burgundian court.

Condition

4to, orig, cloth. Vg in torn d/w (in removable protective sleeve).