What is the tapestry?
The tapestry is a woven image that can use any number of textiles and can come in a wide range of sizes. In general, this term concerns the hanging wall that displays the scene, but the term can also be used in conjunction with other textiles to indicate that the scene is woven on the item. Examples of this include tapiseries, pillows and chairs. Many churches and cathedrals had a number of decorated tapisters depicting religious scenes and kings and nobility would often worry about telling the story of a great battle or event. Since the fabric can be removed from the wall and converted for easy transport, they were in many circumstances preferred to be with murals or other static forms of art associated with architecture. In the cathedral or other religious environment, this mobility meant that it could be stored to be carried only for special opportunities that help contribute to its perceived meaning.
Due to the use of different color fibers and the way the fibers can mix in three dimensions, the tapestry allows a complex interplay of color and light. Fine shading and differences in the appearance of different angles that often occur in large tapestry are similar, but very different from those found in large classical images. In addition to their aesthetic value, the tapestry also provided a church or a castle with another advantage of insulation. Strong layers of fabric lining the walls helped keep the heat trapped inside and also helped to dampen the somewhat hard acoustics of large stone chambers.
The most famous example in history is undoubtedly the Bayeux tapestry. Although the origin of the textile is very controversial, it seems that it appeared sometime in 1070. Years in England or France. It depicts the Norman conquest of England, with William the conqueror as his central figure. The story is narrated in a number of panels, starting with the stringing king Edward and ending with the French knowsDisplay in the battle of Hastings. The Bayeux tapestry is only about 230 feet (70 m) long and 20 inches (50 cm) high.
Other famous tapiseries include the Tapestry Sampul, from the 3rd century BC in Greece, Lady and Unicorn from the 15th century in France and modern gobelin Quaker. The sampul tapestry shows the centaur and a Greek soldier, woven using a fiber in more than 20 different colors. It was found in a grave near China, where it was made on pants.
Lady and Unicorn are widely considered one of the most amazing works of art that come from the European Middle Ages. It is a cycle of six tapestries, each of which represents one of the five senses and one representing love. Detailed work is beautiful and the use of lighthut and Shadow Stullful.
The Quaker Tapistra is a modern textile that shows the rich history of the faith Quaker, since its origin in the 17th century until today. It consists of 77 panels and has been created by more than 4,000 people for 15 years in the 80's and 90s.