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A charming and romantic story in the Middle Age

Jun 27, 2010

by Helensbooks
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I read this novel at once. I felt the same appetite for art and romantic love as the characters in the story. You discover and get involved into the life of the artists and the artisans in the Middle Age in Europe. The story is about the creation of extraordinary tapestries with symbolic meaning: the lady's seduction of the unicorn, the five senses, the lady's spirituality. You can really feel the beauty and the power of those tapestries and the mystery around them. I like the fact that this story is a fiction but with a real background. The Le Vistes family did exist and the tapestries are hung in the Musée National du Moyen Age (Cluny Museum) in Paris. I surely recommend this novel. It is a beautiful illustration of the medieval period. The author, Tracy Chevalier, wrote several novels that I really enjoyed reading, such as "Girl with a Pearl Earring".

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Quick Tip by rockinrw6. July 05, 2010

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It's interesting how Chevalier takes works of art and creates these backstories to go along with them. It's pretty cool.

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