Textiles have long provided metaphors for storytelling: a compelling novel ldquo;weaves a tapestryrdquo; and we enjoy hearing someone ldquo;spinrdquo; a tale. To what extent; however; should we take these metaphors seriously? Arras Hanging: The Textile That Determined Early Modern Literature and Drama reveals that in the early modern period; when cloth-making was ubiquitous and high-quality tapestries called arras hangings were the most valuable objects in England; such metaphors were literal. The arras in particular provided a narrative model for writers such as Edmund Spenser and William Shakespeare; who exploited their audiencersquo;s familiarity with weaving to engage them in highly idiosyncratic and ldquo;hands onrdquo; ways. Specifically; undescribed or ldquo;blankrdquo; tapestries in the periodrsquo;s fiction presented audiences with opportunities to ldquo;seerdquo; whatever they desired; and thus weave themselves into the story. Far more than background objects; literary and dramatic arras hangings have much to teach us about the intersections between texts and textiles at the dawn of print; and; more broadly; about the status of visual art in post-Reformation England.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Basic with Well-Illustrated StepsBy southsidelaxmanAnother basic; but well-illustrated approach. It is short and at 90 pages; I derived more satisfaction from Yeates Learning Linocut. The stepwsie photographs effectively show the basic techniques of both lino and wood block printing. The photographs clearly display each step needed for a reduction print and the basic cutting form and styles for wood block. As a basic learning tool; it is great; but the annotated gallery of 25 prints at the end are rudimentary and do not indicate the extent to which the mediums can be manipulated as do the ones in Yeates book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A book like this needs to be a real copy because it ...By ArtistElaineThis is really my screw up and it may be a 5 star book but I accidentally ordered it for my Kindle Fire. A book like this needs to be a real copy because it is used as a reference book and while I read novels on my Fire all the time not really into howto books being as easy on a tablet as the real deal9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Great instuctional reference bookBy SacmoThis book is perfect for teaching the relief process. I used it as a reference for techniques and illustration of methods in a begining relief printmaking class for adults and it was very helpfull to all.For more advanced students it may lack in some areas but it serves its purpose well. Easy to read and understand with the helpful illustrations. I would recommend this for middle school to adult teaching.