PREFERRED TERM
Medieval style
DEFINITION
- A style during the period that covers approximately from the 5th to 15th centuries A.D. The variety of styles that developed during this period is generally characterized by an evolution of the Greco-Roman tradition to incorporate Christian themes. Specifically in the 15th century, the rich Italian city-states (Venice, Florence, Lucca) became the center of the textile trade throughout Europe, something similar happened to Lyon, although its boom began in the sixteenth century until the 19th century. On the other hand, there was an important production of silk in the Spanish Mediterranean area (València and Murcia) from the 15th century. For textiles, during this century, vegetable and floral forms predominated, such as palms, flowery pineapples and pomegranates, a trend that had begun in the 14th century. Velvet fabrics reached its technical perfection with increasingly complex decorations. In fabrics of international scope, the decorative form that characterizes the designs of the 15th century called the Gothic feature or clause, appeared, within which the iconographic programs are developed. In addition to the mentioned designs, some designs resemble the tracery of the gothic cathedral windows and the zoomorphic themes in the patterms are eliminated.
BROADER CONCEPT
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300111907 (Silk Heritage Thesaurus)
NARROWER CONCEPTS
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
- «Art & Architecture Thesaurus (Getty Research Institute)». Accedido 20 de noviembre de 2018. http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/; «Real Academia Española». Accedido 20 de noviembre de 2018. http://www.rae.es/; Benito Vidal, Pura. Las Sedas y Sus Diseños En La Valencia Del Siglo XV. Valencia: Colegio del Arte Mayor de la Seda, 2018.
BELONGS TO GROUP
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Style médiéval
French
Stile medioevale
Italian
Estilo medieval
Spanish
URI
http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/684
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