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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

C15th Tapestry at the wonderful V&A

This was the treasure I liked the most on today's free docent tour of the medieval and renaissance galleries.
I think it's called the Devonshire tapestry and came to the V&A as a tax payment in 1957.
I went back after the one hour tour to listen to the audio guide, which explained courtly love, the bear and boar hunting of the time, the music of the era and how it relates to the story of Sir Gawain.
I missed the V&A on my short visit here last year, but today I just indulged the day in its extraordinary collections.

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