
The Lady and The Unicorn
Medieval tapestries of love, allegory, and sensesBy Sutherland LyallLength2h 16m
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The legendary medieval tapestry The Lady and the Unicorn is Sutherland Lyall's starting point for this journey into the world of mythology and mystery which has been woven around the myth of the unicorn and the lady. We learn that the unicorn is the symbol for power and the lady may be mother, mistress or virgin. With an abundant collection of documents form a number of international museums, Lyall's writing is an exciting exploration, a lively new examination, of old subjects. Who knows - perhaps he has finally sloved the mystery of The Lady and the Unicorn!
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GenreOther
Length2 hrs 16 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 17, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2INTRODUCTION
3THE MEDIAEVAL WORLD
4A MAN’S WORLD
5ART AND DESIGN
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6A CAUTION
7THE MASTERWORKS
8THE LADY AND THE UNICORN AT CLUNY
9HISTORY
10AN ALLEGORY OF THE SENSES
11THE CLUNY TAPESTRIES AS A SEQUENCE
12THE LION
13THE HUNTING OF THE UNICORN AT THE CLOISTERS
14THE LADY OF CONSEQUENCE
15EVE AND THE FALL
16THE LADY AND DESIRE
17THE LADY OF LOVE
18COURTLY LOVE
19THE LADY OF CHASTITY
20THE TRADITIONAL OF THE UNICORN
21THE BEAST
22THE HORN
23THE LADY, THE UNICORN AND THE GARDEN
24HUNTING THE UNICORN
25THE UNICORN AS A RELIGIOUS SYMBOL
26BIBLIOGRAPY
27I. GENERALITIES
28II. ON THE TAPESTRIES THE LADY AND THE UNICORN AND THE HUNTING OF THE UNICORN
29The Russian painters of water 1750-1950