Искусства и ремесла Средневековья

174 Arts and Crafts in tЬе ::iddle Ages

,vorker in tapestry. То чноtе Miss Fгeer iп the Life of Jeanпe d'Albret, " During tЬе hoшs wl1ich tЬе qнeen allowed l1erself for relaxation, she ,vorked tapestry and discoшsed with sоше опе of the lear·ned шен ,vhoш she pгotectcd." This qнeen ,vas of an active шепtаl calib1·e and опе to ,vhom physical героsе ,vas шost repugnant. She was а rcgнlar and pious attendant at chшch, but sitting still ,vas tогtшс to hcr, and listeпi11g to the droning serшo11s put her to sleep. So, witl1 а сошаgе to Ье adrnired, Jеапnс " demanded permissioп from the Syпod to ,vo1·k tnpcstгy duriпg tЬе sеl'Пюп. This request was grantcd; fгоm thcnceforth Qнeen Jeaпne, beпdiнg decoгously oyer hc1· tapestгy fraшc, and busy with l1er needlc, gave due attention." The Cl1ateau of Вlois, dшiпg thc гeign of Loнis XII. апd Ann of Brittany, is descгibcd as beiпg гegally appointed with tapestгies: " Tlюse \Yblch ,vere Ьuпg jn the apartшents of tЬе king and чuееп," says the cЬI"onicler, " were all fнll of golri; ancl the tapestrics and embroideries of cloth of gold and of silk had otl1e1·s })eneath them oгnamented with pc1·sonages апd hist.oгies as those wсге above. Incleed, the1·e ,Yas so gгeat а nuшber of rich tapestгics, vclvct cai·pcts, and bcd coverings, of gold and silk, that theгc ,vas 11ot а chaш­ ber, l1all, or �vardrobe, that vvas not fнll." In an invcntory of thc Princess of Bшgнndy the1·e occurs this сагiонs descгiption of а tapestry: " The thl'ce tapestгies of tЬе СlшrсЬ l\Шitant, \\тought in gold, ,vhe1·eon шау Ьс seen гергеsспtеd God Alшighty scated