AUBUSSON

ōbüsôN, town (1993 est. pop. 5,546), Creuse dept., central France, in the former province of Marche, on the Creuse River. Its famous tapestry and carpet manufactures date from the 15th cent. Aluminum, electric lamps, and rubber goods are also made. Aubusson is the seat of a school of decorative arts and a museum of tapestry.

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books on: Aubusson  - 168 results

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French Art of the Eighteenth Century
Book by Stéphane Faniel; Simon and Schuster, 1957
Subjects: Art--France, Decorative Arts--France
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The Practical Book of Tapestries
Book by George Leland Hunter; J. B. Lippincott Company, 1925
Subjects: Tapestry
...EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 179 XIII. AUBUSSON TAPESTRIES 193 XIV. GERMAN...technique of great effectiveness seems impossible. Modern Aubusson tapestry furniture-coverings in all-silk are much inferior...
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French Tapestry
Book by André E. Lejard; Les Editions Du Chene, 1947
Subjects: Tapestry--France
...de Compiegne. Plate: detail from an Aubusson tapestry, XVIIIth century 86...Panel woven at the Tabard workshops, at Aubusson, after a cartoon by J. Lurcat, 1939 . 102 126 Aubusson tapestry, after a cartoon by M. Gro...
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A Handbook to the Loan Exhibition of French Tapestries: Mediaeval, Renaissance and Modern, from the Public and Private Collections of France
Book; Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1947
Subjects: Tapestry--Exhibitions, Tapestry--France
...world over for some three hundred years. Aubusson and Felletin, whose work in the past...degenerate copies of the old designs that Aubusson delighted in, ruled the field. We have...eighteenth century the Gobelins, Beauvais, and Aubusson factories were the great centers of...
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The Tapestry Book
Book by Helen Churchill Candee; Tudor publishing co., 1935
Subjects: Tapestry
...GOBELINS FACTORY Continned 135 XIV BEAUVAIS 145 XV AUBUSSON 154 XVI SAVONNERIE 159 XVII MORTLAKE 163...
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journal articles on: Aubusson  - 11 results

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Love, Sex, Romance, and Psychoanalytic Goals
Journal article by Mark J. Blechner; Psychoanalytic Dialogues, Vol. 16, 2006
Subjects: Behavior, Demonstrations & protests, Medical treatment, Patients, Sexuality
...there was an obituary for Chrystian Aubusson, an antiques dealer who was born in France in 1920. In 1946, Aubusson met Earl Luick, a Hollywood costume...Luick had become completely platonic. Aubusson met Kris Kersen, an actor and painter...
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Le Citoyen, le Crime et l'Etat
Journal article by Jean-Paul Brodeur; Canadian Journal of Criminology, Vol. 43, 2001
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Le citoyen, le crime et l'Etat (Book)--Reviews
...sest effectuee en symbiose avec une equipe detroits collaborateurs oeuvrant surtout mais pas exclusivement au sein du CESDIP (Aubusson de Cavarlay, Pottier, Tournier et Zauberman, pour ne mentionner que les plus cites), le propos de lauteur deborde son oeuvre...
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The Ecole De Dakar: Pan-Africanism in Paint and Textile
Journal article by Elizabeth Harney; African Arts, Vol. 35, 2002
Subjects: African art--Social aspects, Art, African--Social aspects, Textile fabrics--Social aspects, Textiles--Social aspects
...techniques from the Gobelin manufacturers in Aubusson, France, the process of weaving was inherently...institution took the tapestry-making school in Aubusson, France, as its model but used what Tall...in France at the weaving workshops of Aubusson and Beauvais, and he imported dyed wool...
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Asking Students: What Key Ideas Would Make Classroom Biology Interesting?
Journal article by Gillian Kidman; Teaching Science, Vol. 54, 2008
Subjects: Biology--Study and teaching, Classroom management--Evaluation, Classroom techniques--Evaluation, Science education--Curricula, Sciences education--Curricula
...Dawson Schibeci, 2003a b; Dawson Soames, 2006; Steele Aubusson, 2004). Only one study was found which considers student interest...rose/network/countries/norway/eng/nor-sjobe Steele, F., Aubusson, P. (2004). The challenge in teaching biotechnology. Research...
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How Schools Get Moving and Keep Improving: Leadership for Teacher Learning, Student Success and School Renewal
Journal article by Stephen Dinham; Australian Journal of Education, Vol. 51, 2007
Subjects: Academic achievement--Evaluation, Leadership--Educational aspects, Learning--Evaluation, Teacher-student relations--Educational aspects, Teacher-student relationships--Educational aspects, Teachers--Influence
...teaching study and the AESOP project, as well as other studies (Aubusson, Brady Dinham, 2005; Dinham, Buckland, Callingham, Mays...instructional improvement principals leadership teachers References Aubusson, P., Brady, L., Dinham, S. (2005). Action learning: What...
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magazine articles on: Aubusson  - 6 results

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Headmaster
Magazine article; New Statesman, Vol. 130, May 21, 2001
Subjects: Painters--Conduct of life, le Brocquy, Louis--Conduct of life
...coloured tapestries are created specifically for the techniques of Aubusson. Those from the 1950s, notably Adam and Eve in the Garden...tantalising and vibrant version of an old myth. Louis le Brocquys Aubusson tapestries are at Agnews (020 7629 6176) and recent paintings...
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Specifier's Information
Magazine article; The Architectural Review, Vol. 220, October 2006
Subjects: Commercial lighting--Product information, Electric equipment industry--Product information, Electrical equipment and supplies industry--Product information, LEDs--Usage, Light-emitting diodes--Usage
...Knightsbridge is world-renowned as a London landmark. Its ballroom and pre-function area have recently been restored and French Aubusson rugs provide the perfect inspiration for the floor covering. The finished result brings classical design elements and ornate...
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Lonely Hearts, Classy Dreams, Empty Wallets
Magazine article by Amy Waldman; Washington Monthly, Vol. 27, June 1995
Subjects: Loneliness--Psychological aspects, Online shopping--Psychological aspects
...to establish good taste. For several hundred dollars, the host sells a rug and the conversation to go with it: "Well, its an Aubusson rug, it goes back to the time of Louis XV, Marie Antoinette and so on.... Its made from longhaired sheep in Northern China...
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Rupert Norfolk: Dicksmith Gallery
Magazine article by Barry Schwabsky; Artforum International, Vol. 43, Summer 2005
...vanish into a sort of mental footnote: Most viewers will not recognize that this is no mere woolen blanket but is in fact an Aubusson tapestry. Fortunately, the woozy fascination of the object itself is sufficiently effective without the addition of this semiotic...
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Ghana, 1963: A Memoir
Magazine article by David Levering Lewis; American Scholar, Vol. 68, Winter 1999
Subjects: African American college faculty--Social aspects, African American college teachers--Social aspects, College faculty--Social aspects, College teachers--Social aspects, Ghana--Social aspects
...finished rooms became more luxurious floor by floor as the elevator transported us to rococo penthouse apartments filled with Aubusson carpets and crystal chandeliers. The genial Frenchman joked about the value of the contract to the French decorating firm as...
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newspaper articles on: Aubusson  - 33 results

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Rich Fabrics Which Cost a King's Ransom
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), March 4, 2006
...cushion covers made from old textiles like Flemish verdure, Aubusson and Italian fabric panels for pounds 240. The history of fabrics...at jousting tournaments. In France flowery designs from the Aubusson region are famous the world over - their finely-woven carpets...
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Weaving a Fine Tale
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), May 6, 2006
Subjects: Carpets, Rugs, Rugs and carpets
...and so grew up a centre of weaving in Aubusson a little over 200 miles south of Paris...recently in Bonhams for pounds 6,000. Aubusson lies in a gentle valley through which...because of his support for the cities of Aubusson and Felletin in granting them sole production...
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A Classic Renovation
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 26, 2007
...voluptuous drapery in 15th century paintings of the Madonna, Aubusson tapestry, Moorish wrought ironwork, and Rococo architectural...in 15th centurypaintings of the Madonna; the extravagance of Aubusson tapestry; Moorishwrought-ironwork and I was brought up in sunlight...
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An 'Anne Frank'bargain for [Euro]100; TALK OF THE TOWN
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 23, 2009
...failed to agree on which of them should have the portrait - but they obviously decided before the auction. The Patrick Scott Aubusson tapestry which graced the cover of the catalogue and was estimated at 10,000 - 15,000 also didnt sell. There were four different...
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The Queen Mother? That Spiteful Old Soak Dedicated Herself to Making Our Lives Hell; This Week's New Biography of the Queen Mother Insists She DIDN'T Pursue a Vendetta against Edward and Mrs Simpson. but That's Not What the Exiled Royal Couple Told One Confidant . .
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 19, 2009
Subjects: Simpson, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Windsor
...blue and gold Parisian drawing room in the Bois de Boulogne, with its ornate 18th-century furniture, its royal portraits and Aubusson carpet, was the final stage-set created for the exile of the uncrowned King and his consort, who had been denied the title...
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encyclopedia articles on: Aubusson  - 9 results

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Aubusson, Pierre D'
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AUBUSSON, PIERRE D pyer dobusoN , 1423 1503, French soldier...II. After the accession (1481) of Sultan Beyazid II , Aubusson gave shelter to Jem, Beyazids brother. However, he soon...Beyazid in exchange for keeping Jem confined. In 1489 Aubusson ceded his valuable hostage to Pope Innocent VIII, who...
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Aubusson
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AUBUSSON obusoN, town (1993 est. pop. 5,546), Creuse dept., central France, in the former province of Marche, on the Creuse River...famous tapestry and carpet manufactures date from the 15th cent. Aluminum, electric lamps, and rubber goods are also made. Aubusson is the seat of a school of decorative arts and a museum of tapestry. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University...
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Creuse
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...CREUSE kroz, department (1990 pop. 131,349), central France, in the Massif Central . Gueret (the capital) and Aubusson are the chief towns. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of...
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Marche , Region and Former Province, France
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...agricultural region that also specializes in sheep raising. The wool is manufactured into carpets and tapestries at Felletin and Aubusson. The name of the region derived from its location as a northern border fief (march) of the duchy of Aquitaine . Marche passed...
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Innocent VIII
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...than the crusade he originally planned. Djem, brother and rival of Sultan Beyazid II , was being held captive by Pierre d Aubusson ; the pope saw that if he held over the sultan the threat of supporting Djems pretensions, Beyazid would come to terms. Beyazid...
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