Reversing the Tapestry:Prison of Lovein Text, Image, and Textile

• Published in: Renaissance quarterly Vol. 64; no. 4; pp. 1059 - 1105
• Main Author: Francomano, Emily C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Renaissance Society of America 01.12.2011
• Subjects: Language translation; Love; Narratives; Pardons; Prison art; Prisons; Romantic literature; Studies; Tapestry; Woodcuts; Written narratives

In the 1520s the internationally popular romancePrison of Lovewas adapted as a series of tapestries known asL'Histoire de Lérian et Lauréolle. This article explores the translation of the romance to a larger-than-life, three-dimensional narrative object created from sumptuous materials that lit...