Charles Woodward Memorial Room - University of British Columbia Library

	Masters of the Spirit Tapestry Exhibit

Original Description Image Detail A "Neurological" Tapestry Map of Characters
	Original description of the Masters of the Spirit Tapestry. Tapestry image details. Description of the "neurological" tapestry. Map of tapestry characters.

	Original Description


	Tapestry Gobelin tapestry stitch (3.35m x 4.75m, first production of a design by E.O.D.V Guillonnet.
	Theme Masters of the Spirit (arts)	Date of Acquisition 1969
	Source of Funds Donated by the late Mr. P.A. Woodward	Provenance: Purchased from: M. Antoine Behna Prefonds Presly, Cher France
	Text "Les lettres servent d'ornement dans la prosperite et de consolation dans le malheur" "ARISTOTLE"
	Other Information The weaver was apparently a 68 year old man. (The tapestry is signed Roland, 1954). He suffered a 'stroke' part way through the work resulting in the much inferior craftsmanship on the right hand side of the tapestry.

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