Allegorical motifs

I am plotting and planning a new piece done in reserva work. I'd like to
focus on allegorical motifs for the 4 seasons. Hopefully Spanish and 15th-
17thC too. I've got my silk and linen, just need to come up with a design for
it! Any leads would be great.

Thanks!
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Regards
--Anne

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Anne , i would start by reading the Deffinitions of the SEASONS as
they are writen in a Dictionary with Historical backgrounds.
[of the terms]. than take a paper each for each season and scribble on
it , every thougght you have about this season. You might also ask
around , family /friends ...... this will give you also comtemporary
ideas .....Look through Symbols dictionaries, as well as a Good book
about Heraldery. And there is a book called ;
"Resplendence of the Spanish Monarchy" by Antonio Dominguez Ortiz ,
Concha Herero Carretero and Jose` A. Godoy, The Metropolitan Museum of
Art , New York 1991, it was printed in conjunction with an Exhibition
, that showed Renaissance Tapestries and Armor from the Patrimonio
Nacional . the elaborate tapestries carry may of the alegorical
[traditional] Spanish figures , and the written material is excellent.
and covered a lot of Historical background.
mirjam
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:52:44 GMT, Sorceress
wrote:

I am plotting and planning a new piece done in reserva work. I'd like to
focus on allegorical motifs for the 4 seasons. Hopefully Spanish and 15th-
17thC too. I've got my silk and linen, just need to come up with a design for
it! Any leads would be great.

Thanks!
--
Regards
--Anne

Blogging to be found at http://www.emptycauldron.com/weblog/musings.html


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Sorceress wrote:
I am plotting and planning a new piece done in reserva work. I'd like to
focus on allegorical motifs for the 4 seasons. Hopefully Spanish and 15th-
17thC too. I've got my silk and linen, just need to come up with a design for
it! Any leads would be great.

Thanks!

Sorceress,

Try this period pattern book:

http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/vinciolo/

The ones are the bottom should suit you.

Cheers,
Laren