CONTENTS

For a detailed list of the tapestries
catalogued herein see the subject and title index at
the end of the volume

PREFACEPage [5]
INTRODUCTION[11]
CATALOGUE[25]
LIST OF WEAVERS[58]
BIBLIOGRAPHY[59]
SUBJECT AND TITLE INDEX[61]

ILLUSTRATIONS

MAPFacing Page [16]
Showing the principal centers of production of Gothic and early
Renaissance tapestries
TAPESTRIES
The AnnunciationFacing Page [24]
The Chase[25]
The Annunciation, the Nativity, and the Announcement to the Shepherds[26]
Scenes from the Roman de la Rose[27]
The Vintage[30]
Entombment on Millefleurs[31]
Millefleurs with Shepherds and the Shield of the Rigaut Family[32]
Pastoral Scene[33]
The Creation of the World[34]
Four Scenes from the Life of Christ[35]
The Triumph of David[38]
Two Pairs of Lovers[39]
Hannibal Approaches Scipio to Sue for Peace[40]
Cyrus Captures Astyages, His Grandfather[41]
The Crucifixion[42]
Grotesques[43]
Triumph of Diana[46]
The Niobides[47]
Scene from the History of Cleopatra[48]
Verdure[49]
Verdure with Dancing Nymphs[50]
The Conquest of Louis the Great[51]
The Poisoning of a Spy[54]
The Arms of France and Navarre[55]