Summary: This book provides a full picture of the Zaleski Collection as it was in the early 2014, and therefore includes all the additions made since the beginning of its formation in the 1990s. Indeed, this gathering is one of the largest and finest private collections in Europe. As such, it can be regarded as an anthology of the most beautiful and interesting historic textile artefacts that appeared on the international antique market in recent years. The volume is divided in three parts. The first one comprises introductory texts presenting the collection as a whole. The second part contains the catalogue entries. Finally, the third part includes analytical data sheets complementing the catalogue entries. Through the analysis of nearly eighty splendid pieces of work, most of which are unpublished, the authors brought to light elements offering new perspectives for the study of antique textile artefacts. Furthermore, their essays disclosed the history and manufacturing techniques of the tapestries and embroideries examined

In this volume the part dedicated to tapestries, which is entirely authored by the distinguished scholar Nello Forti Grazzini, is divided in five sections, ‘Gothic Tapestries from Switzerland and Germany’, ‘Tapestries from Brussels and the Franco-Flemish Area’, ‘Millefleurs, Verdure, and Large-Leaf Tapestries’, ‘Narrative and Allegorical Tapestries’, and ‘Furnishing Tapestries: Cushion Covers and Table Cover’. The part dedicated to embroideries is divided in two thematic sections. More particularly, the embroideries representing a religious theme are analysed by Gian Luca Bovenzi, art historian specialising in embroidery, whilst the pieces of work representing profane themes are discussed by Chiara Buss, Textile Art Historian (CIETA, Lyon). All sections are preceded by an essay providing information about the context in which the textile artefacts under examination originated, and their history. Each artefact is presented individually in the appropriate section within the relevant catalogue entry, which is accompanied by a photographic reproduction of the work in question and detail enlargements. Images of comparable examples preserved in foremost museums around the world are also reproduced. The book ends with the last part that includes the analytical data sheets providing detailed information about the materials and technique, provenance, publications, and exhibitions of every tapestry and embroidery presented.

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