The four seasons tapestries at Hatfield House / Michael Bath.

London : Archetype Publications, 2013.

143 pages : illustrations (some col) ; 28 cm

Acknowledged as one of the most important sets of early English tapestries, the Four Seasons set at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, raise many scholarly questions surrounding the design, production and uses of woven tapestry in sixteenth and early-seventeenth century England. In this new study Michael Bath challenges previous assumptions about both their date and their status as 'Sheldon' tapestries, whilst embarking on a long-overdue explication of their subject matter and iconography.

English

July 11, 2014

Includes bibliographical references and index.