The Savages’ Ball
Date Description Source Reference
15th century. Black and white picture. Single bell tent (far left), pointed apex, decorated roof, roundels along centre of valance inside lines of beading, decorated walls, no other detail discernible. 

In Jobé’s “The Art of Tapestry” is a colour photo showing the white decoration on the roof and walls is on a black background and the interior is pink in colour. 

Fig 39. The Savages’ Ball. XVth century tapestry. Saumur, Church of Notre Dame de Nantilly.  Lejard, A., Ed., French Tapestry, London, 1946, p. 40. 

Jobé, J., Ed., The Art of Tapestry, London, 1965, p. 53.


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