An evidence-led publication about the history around the Unicorn Tapestries: objects, workshops, materials, patrons, rooms, museums, images, and reproduction.https://unicorntapestries.com/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/chasse-a-la-licorne-histoire-tapisseries/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/chasse-a-la-licorne-histoire-tapisseries/Un guide de La Chasse à la licorne : les tentures conservées, le récit, la dernière licorne vivante et les interprétations prudentes du cycle.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/dame-a-la-licorne-vs-chasse-a-la-licorne/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/dame-a-la-licorne-vs-chasse-a-la-licorne/Une comparaison structurée des deux grands cycles de licornes : récit, composition, animaux, objets, lieux de conservation et questions utiles pour l'étude.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/fabrication-tapisseries-medievales/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/fabrication-tapisseries-medievales/Comprendre la fabrication d'une tapisserie : dessin, chaîne, trame, laine, soie, teintures, métiers et travail d'atelier.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/how-medieval-tapestries-were-made/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/how-medieval-tapestries-were-made/A practical introduction to late medieval tapestry making: cartoon design, warp and weft, wool and silk, colour, workshops, and why the medium still rewards close looking.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-of-the-unicorn-tapestry/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-of-the-unicorn-tapestry/Follow the Hunt of the Unicorn tapestries scene by scene, from the first pursuit to the mysterious Unicorn in Captivity.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-unicorn-brought-to-the-castle/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-unicorn-brought-to-the-castle/Examine the Hunt tapestry's solemn procession, where the slain unicorn is carried to a castle and the chase becomes a public ceremony.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-unicorn-in-captivity/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-unicorn-in-captivity/Follow the collar, chain, pomegranate tree, and fence in The Unicorn Rests in a Garden, separating visible evidence from possible meaning.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-unicorn-start-of-the-hunt/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-unicorn-start-of-the-hunt/Look closely at The Start of the Hunt, from its gathering hunters and hounds to the visual clues that introduce the Unicorn Tapestries.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-unicorn-unicorn-defends-itself/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-unicorn-unicorn-defends-itself/A close reading of The Unicorn Defends Itself, including its compressed action, powerful central animal, and place in the Hunt of the Unicorn.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-unicorn-unicorn-is-attacked/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-unicorn-unicorn-is-attacked/Examine The Unicorn Is Attacked tapestry, where the fountain's stillness gives way to hounds, hunters, water, and a tightly organized chase.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-unicorn-unicorn-is-captured/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-unicorn-unicorn-is-captured/Explore the surviving fragments known as The Mystic Capture of the Unicorn and the maiden legend that changes the course of the hunt.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/la-dame-a-la-licorne-histoire-symbolique/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/la-dame-a-la-licorne-histoire-symbolique/Un guide clair en français sur La Dame à la licorne : les cinq sens, À mon seul désir, sa date, sa fabrication et le musée où voir les tapisseries.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-unicorn-unicorn-is-found/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/hunt-unicorn-unicorn-is-found/Explore The Unicorn Is Found tapestry, where hunters discover the unicorn at a fountain surrounded by animals, plants, and layered symbolism.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-and-unicorn-tapestry/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-and-unicorn-tapestry/Explore The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, their five senses, millefleurs animals, and the mystery of À mon seul désir.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-unicorn-hearing/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-unicorn-hearing/Explore the Hearing tapestry, where the lady plays a portable organ with an attendant and music becomes a courtly, collaborative performance.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-unicorn-sight/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-unicorn-sight/Explore the Sight tapestry, where the unicorn looks into a mirror held by the lady and vision becomes an intimate, carefully staged encounter.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-and-unicorn-vs-hunt-of-unicorn/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-and-unicorn-vs-hunt-of-unicorn/Compare the two most famous unicorn tapestry sets: story, number of panels, date, symbolism, style, and where to see them.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-unicorn-smell/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-unicorn-smell/A close reading of the Smell tapestry, where a lady makes a wreath, a monkey sniffs a flower, and the millefleurs field becomes part of the sense.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-unicorn-taste/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-unicorn-taste/Explore the Taste tapestry, where a lady takes a sweet, a monkey eats its own morsel, and a courtly scene turns eating into an allegory.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-unicorn-to-my-only-desire/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-unicorn-to-my-only-desire/Explore À mon seul désir, the Lady and the Unicorn tapestry with a blue tent, a necklace, and an inscription that still resists one settled meaning.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/met-cloisters-unicorn-tapestries-guide/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/met-cloisters-unicorn-tapestries-guide/Plan a thoughtful visit to The Met Cloisters, with practical ways to see the Unicorn Tapestries and look closely at the medieval collection.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-unicorn-touch/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/lady-unicorn-touch/Examine the Touch tapestry, where the lady holds the unicorn's horn and a formal courtly arrangement becomes an image of contact and control.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/medieval-unicorn-symbolism/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/medieval-unicorn-symbolism/A clear guide to unicorn symbolism in the Middle Ages: purity, Christ, courtly love, power, and why no single meaning fits every image.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/qui-a-fabrique-tapisseries-licorne/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/qui-a-fabrique-tapisseries-licorne/Ce que les archives, les armoiries et la technique permettent — et ne permettent pas — de dire sur les créateurs et commanditaires des deux cycles.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/signification-licorne-aujourdhui-lgbt-amour/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/signification-licorne-aujourdhui-lgbt-amour/Lire les sens contemporains de la licorne avec précision : fierté, différence, culture populaire, amour et vocabulaire des rencontres.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/symbolique-licorne-moyen-age/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/symbolique-licorne-moyen-age/Pureté, Christ, désir, rareté et puissance : comment lire la licorne médiévale en tenant compte des textes et du contexte des images.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/renaissance-tapestries-guide/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/renaissance-tapestries-guide/A friendly guide to Renaissance tapestries, from Raphael’s Acts of the Apostles to royal hunts, classical heroes, and court festivals.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/tapisseries-licorne-resume-eleves/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/tapisseries-licorne-resume-eleves/Une fiche de travail pour préparer un exposé sur les tapisseries de la licorne : question de recherche, prises de notes, vocabulaire, plan et vérification des sources.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/tapestry-with-unicorn/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/tapestry-with-unicorn/A practical buying guide to luxury printed tapestry wall hangings: image provenance, material documentation, size, crop, finishing, installation, care, and seller transparency.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/symboles-caches-tapisseries-licorne/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/symboles-caches-tapisseries-licorne/Une méthode de lecture pour la fontaine, les fleurs, la chaîne, la clôture et le grenadier, sans transformer chaque détail en code certain.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/types-of-tapestries-guide/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/types-of-tapestries-guide/Learn the major types of tapestries, from medieval millefleurs and hunting scenes to Renaissance histories, verdure, armorial, and modern designs.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/unicorn-tapestries-hidden-symbols/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/unicorn-tapestries-hidden-symbols/Look closely at the flowers, animals, fountain, fence, and pomegranate tree in the famous unicorn tapestries, with interpretations separated from speculation.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/unicorn-tapestries-history-summary-students/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/unicorn-tapestries-history-summary-students/A source-aware guide for school research on the Unicorn Tapestries, with a research question, key terms, note-taking method, outline, and museum sources.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/unicorn-tapestries-series/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/unicorn-tapestries-series/Navigate the Hunt of the Unicorn and The Lady and the Unicorn one scene at a time, with links to every surviving Hunt panel and each Lady tapestry.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/unicorn-in-captivity-tapestry/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/unicorn-in-captivity-tapestry/A room-by-room guide to using a Unicorn in Captivity reproduction: preserving the composition, choosing scale, lighting its dark field, and styling around its colours.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/unicorn-tapestry-guide/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/unicorn-tapestry-guide/Start here to distinguish the Hunt and Lady unicorn tapestry cycles, read museum records, look closely, and understand historic woven objects versus modern prints.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/unicorn-tapestry-medieval/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/unicorn-tapestry-medieval/A visual checklist for recognising medieval unicorn tapestry design: composition, animals, millefleurs, heraldry, materials, and the difference between historic works and modern fantasy decor.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/visiter-musee-cluny-dame-licorne/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/visiter-musee-cluny-dame-licorne/Un guide pratique pour préparer et réussir une visite de La Dame à la licorne au musée de Cluny : informations à vérifier, parcours de 30 minutes et détails à observer.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/what-does-a-unicorn-symbolize-today/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/what-does-a-unicorn-symbolize-today/A grounded guide to modern unicorn meanings in LGBTQ+ culture, spirituality, relationships, luck, Scotland, fantasy, and popular culture.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://unicorntapestries.com/blog/who-made-unicorn-tapestries/https://unicorntapestries.com/blog/who-made-unicorn-tapestries/What scholars know—and do not know—about the makers, workshops, patrons, and Southern Netherlandish origins of the famous unicorn tapestries.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT