The Unicorn Tapestries

This publication examines the history and meaning of the seven Unicorn Tapestries that have been on exhibition in the Cloisters since 1938. Freeman also covers every aspect of the tapestries from their production, source models, imagery, symbolism, context, and even offers a scientific discussion of the materials used from minute testing of each of the tapestries.

• Author
• Margaret B. Freeman

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 244

• Publisher
• Metropolitan Museum of Art

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780870991479

• Genres
• art, history, historical

• Release date
• 1976