Искусства и ремесла Средневековья

1 76 A1·ts апd Cгafts iп tЬе l\Iiddle Ages

in Chester а1·е descгibed as depicting "Аdаш, Noe, and his Shyppe." In 1563 а шопk of Caпterbury ,vas men­ tioned as а tapestгy ,v·eave1·. At York, Norwich, апd other cities, were also to Ье fouвd " А1таs ,v orkers " during the sixteenth centшy. The1·e was an aшusing la,v suit in 1598, which was brought Ьу а gcntleшan, Charles Lister, against one Mrs. B1·idgcs, for accepting fгom Ьiш, on the u11dc1·staпd­ ing of an engageшeпt in шarriage, а sнite of tapest1·ies fo1· her apartmeвt. Не sued for the гeturn of his gifts ! Anюng the Stat.c Papers of Jamcs I., there is а letter in ,vhich the Kiпg гeшai·ks " Siг Fгancis Сrапе desires to kno,v if my ЬаЬу will l1ave hiш to lшsten tЬе making of that suite of tapestry that Ье commanded him." Iн Floгencc, the art floшished tшdег the Medici. Iп 1546 а regula1· Асаdешу of instruction in tapestry weaving was set пр, under tl1e direction of Flemisl1 rnasteгs. All the leading aгtists of thc Goldeп Age fнrnisl1ed designs which, tlюugh fгequeвtly inappro­ p1·iate for beiпg 1·cndeгcd iн textile, ,vere fiпe pictures, at any rate. In Уенiсе, too, tЬere wсгс wшk sl10ps, but tЬе influence of Italy ,vas FlemisЬ in every casc so fа1· as tcchnical inst1·uction ,vas concerпed. ТЬе most cele­ bгatecl ai·tists of the Renaissaпce made cartooпs: Raphael, Giнlio Romano, .Joнvenet, Lc Bruп, апd nшne1·ous otlleгs, in various coнntгies. Thc Gobclins ,voгk iп Pai·is was inaugurated in tЬе, fifteenth centшy tшdсг Jеап GoЬelins, а native of RЬeiшs. His s011, РЬ.ШЬегt, анd lateг, шапу descend-