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Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin, Vol. 22: February, 1927 The earliest tapestries have been hung in the foyer, a Tournai example woven about 1475 claiming first place in the chronological arrangement. It is known as Esperance by the appearance Of that word in the design, and gives evidence Of the na1ve charm 01 early tapestries produced by the lack of reality and the use of conventional forms to express an idea. This piece is the gift of Sir Joseph Duv'een. The second example, lent by the donor of the first, dates perhaps ten years later and was also woven at Tournai. All the delight ful details significant of Gothic times are here - the turreted castles, lords and ladies richly garbed, sprightly animals of the chase and flowering plants and trees, drawn with considerable zest, and presented with a sincerity and directness unequalled in any subsequent time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.