The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . ntro-duced,—a survivalof the time whenreal sentences werewoven into the fab-rics of Persia andEgypt,probably intended as a visiblesign that the stuffwas the genuineproduct of Saracenie looms. Allthese are perfectmasterpiecesof tex- ^*^- ^-—^-i--^^ sil^ strLffjrfths 13tb century,.?1 _r J , in St Mary , Dalilzic. tile art, and have never since been rivalled either inbean
The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . ntro-duced,—a survivalof the time whenreal sentences werewoven into the fab-rics of Persia andEgypt,probably intended as a visiblesign that the stuffwas the genuineproduct of Saracenie looms. Allthese are perfectmasterpiecesof tex- ^*^- ^-—^-i--^^ sil^ strLffjrfths 13tb century,.?1 _r J , in St Mary , Dalilzic. tile art, and have never since been rivalled either inbeantyof design or inskilful iLse of gold and colours. ? Fig. 5 shows a character-istic example; another copied from a painting is givenunder Moral Decoration^, vol. xviL p. 46, fig. 15. In the 14th century the chief centre of fine silk weavingwas transferred from Palermo to Lucca, Florence, Milan,Venice, and other towns in northern Italy, and a differentclass of design, less rich in fancy, but scarcely less beautifulin effect, oame into vogue. The designs of these 14th and See Rainc, SaitU Cuthifrt, Durham, 1S28, p!ate i» ; in his tertQie ftnthor ia wholly wrong as to iht prfroenanu of these siufT^ 23—10. 15th cencury textiles were chiefly, conventional adaptationsof natural foJiage and flowers, arranged with great beauty ofline and wealth of de-!corative effect, among ;the most beautiful - work of vines ^with graceful curving)lines of leaf and ten-dril. An extremelyrich design, largelyemployed throughout :the loth centurj, was \made from the arti-choke plant,^ and wa^ 1especially used for the \rich cut velvets of 1 (^Genoa, Florence, and , in which the i|alti:rii is foiincd intrelief by pile raised above pilc,niixcdwilh ;Solil (-?iCC fig G and ,l|vol xvii p 4G, fig14). At this time i^Venice contained a jslarge number of Ori ciital !.raftsiiien in all pm. « _ ,si- or vti^et ofthe indubtrial arts, silk ami , l5Ui cennry and very bea
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