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La Promenade Part 1 Large
102cm x 146cm.
LA PROMENADE [16th Century] - A highly detailed woven tapestry. Original wall hangings are early 16th Century, consisting of a set of six' tapestries now in the Musee de Cluny, Paris. They consist of: The Walk, Reading, Embroidery, The Bath, Scenes of Gallantry and Falconry. They form a portrayal of the favourite pleasures a pastimes of Lords and Ladies at the time of Louis XII, around 1500. The originals are woven on fairly thick warp and the colours are all of vegetable origin. Shading or transition from dark to light, is achieved by means of yellow & white hatching. This process gives the impression of light failing from the top of the panels and creates a strong affect of decorative unity.£396.00
Masters of the Music
The Choir and Organ of York Minster, Directed by Philip Moore, John Scott Whiteley, Organ.
Stella Coeli - John Thorne (1514-1573)
Behold, How Good and Joyful a Thing It Is - John Hutchinson (d.1658)
Out of the Deep - Charles Quarles (d.1727)
The Souls of the Righteous - James Nares (1715-1783)
Concerto for Organ No.1 - Matthew Camidge (1764-1844)
Angel Voices - Edwin George Monk (1819-1900)
If Ye Then Be Risen With Christ - John Naylor (1838-1897)
Te Deum in B Minor - Thomas Terius Noble (1867-1953)
I Sat Down Under His Shadow - Sir Edward Bairstow (1874-1946)
Though I Speak with the Tongues of Men - Sir Edward Bairstow
Benedicite in G - Francis Jackson (b.1917)
Prayer Before the Crucifix - Philip Moore (b.1943)
O Quam Gloriosum - Philip Moore
Psalm 150 - George Surtees Talbot (1875-1918)
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Licorne Captive, The Captive Unicorn
150cm x 110cm.
THE CAPTIVE UNICORN - 15th century. A fine Jacquard woven wall tapestry embellished with a medieval style acantus border. The originals are a set of six' wall hangings woven in the 15th century depicting the unicorn hunt, this panel the sixth, shows the unicorn seated within an enclosure in a flowery mede. Note the 'mille fleur' (thousand flowers) style, i.e. covered with tiny flowers, among which can be seen pansies, ragged robin, violets, daisies, harebells, bluebells, periwinkles a other wild flowers. Gold, silk and fine wools were used in the weaving of the original. Woven in France for the family La Rochefoucauld which adorned their chateau of Verteuil. The series was sold for 1,100,000 dollars in 1923 to Mr JD Rockefeller and can now be seen in the Metropolitan Museum New York.£420.00
La Promenade Part 1 Small
63cm x 100cm.
LA PROMENADE [16th Century] - A highly detailed woven tapestry. Original wall hangings are early 16th Century, consisting of a set of six' tapestries now in the Musee de Cluny, Paris. They consist of: The Walk, Reading, Embroidery, The Bath, Scenes of Gallantry and Falconry. They form a portrayal of the favourite pleasures a pastimes of Lords and Ladies at the time of Louis XII, around 1500. The originals are woven on fairly thick warp and the colours are all of vegetable origin. Shading or transition from dark to light, is achieved by means of yellow & white hatching. This process gives the impression of light failing from the top of the panels and creates a strong affect of decorative unity.£180.00
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