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<h2>Old tapestries, textile industry history, coptic tapestries</h2>
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<strong>Coptic history:</strong> did not begin in the Western countries before the Islamic invasions.
In the eighth century Arabs conquered Spain and brilliant Saracen weavers established
a highly refined weaving industry which went on till the thirteenth century.<br>
Sicily also played a preponderant role in the development of <strong><a href="coptic.html">coptic
tapestries</a></strong> in Europe. It began in the eleventh century with the
Norman invasion, well before the main towns of the merchant Republics : Florence,
Venice and Lucca, became flourishing weaving centres in Renaissance times. Italy
silk production, then gained a predominence in Europe, using precious gold and
silver threads. Italian weavers, mastering techniques, <strong><a href="old-tapestries.html">old
tapestries</a></strong> were able to diversify designs, shaking off Byzantine
influence.</p>
<p>In early Medieval times, embroidery craft developed in Europe. England and
Germany produced excellent <a href="decorative-arts-museum.html">embroidery
works</a> between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries. In England the “opus
anglicanum” embroidery was very close to the art of illuminated manuscripts.</p>
<p>The end of the seventeenth century and the whole eighteenth century were particularly
brilliant periods for the Lyons silk industry. Lyons became the dominant reference
in Europe in matter of fashion and style with a wide choice of designs : <a href="byzantine-iconography.html">byzantine iconography</a> , lace décor, chinoiseries, “bizarres” silks,
antique and “ferronnerie” motifs, able to satisfy changes in taste.
Textile weaving became the most sumptuous decorative arts in the eighteenth
century.</p>
<p>If you visit this <strong>museum in europe </strong>, you will discover in
details the <strong>textile industry history</strong>.</p>
<p><b>Museum in Europe </b><br>Opening days and times : everyday except Mondays, public holiday, Easter and
Whitsun sundays. Textile Museum : 10 a.m to 5.30 pm. Decorative Arts Museum
: 10 am to 12 and 2 to 5.30 pm. </p>
<p>Conditions of entry : ticket valid for both <b><a href="index.html">european
museum</a></b>. - adults: 5 € - groups (minimum ten) : 4 € - students (18-25
ans) : 3,5 € - school children up to 18, friends of the CCIL museums, vocational
schools, unemployed people : Free entry. 34 rue de la Charité F-69002 Lyon Tel.
+ 33 (0)4 78 38 42 00 Telecopy + 33 (0)4 72 40 25 12 E-mail: musees@lyon.cci.fr
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<p><a href="coptic.html">Coptic textiles</a> - <a href="../exposition/journee-patrimoine.html">lyon
museum</a> - <a href="../musee/textiles.html">France museum</a> - <a href="textile.html">textile
museum</a> - <a href="decorative-arts-museum.html">decorative arts museum</a>
- <a href="byzantine-art.html">byzantine art </a>- <a href="byzantine-iconography.html">byzantine
iconography</a> - <a href="index.html">European museum</a></p>
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