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Arras Hanging

- The Textile That Determined Early Modern Literature and Drama

About Arras Hanging

Textiles have long provided metaphors for storytelling. To what extent, however, should we take these metaphors seriously? Arras Hanging 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.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781644530672
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 180
  • Published:
  • September 25, 2013
  • Dimensions:
  • 149x230x0 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 415 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 18, 2024

Description of Arras Hanging

Textiles have long provided metaphors for storytelling. To what extent, however, should we take these metaphors seriously? Arras Hanging 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.

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