Appel à contribution : « Textile Materiality in the Early Modern Period », Louvain-la-Neuve, UCLouvain, 26-27 septembre 2024, date limite le 15 mars 2024
Shimmering or matt, thick or thin, opaque or transparent, stretched or flexible, flat or pleated… They are but some of the many characteristics defining the sensory dimensions of textiles, inherently associated with their materiality. Whether worn by a prince or prelate, wrapped around precious objects, or covering walls and floors, textiles were ubiquitous in the material culture of the early modern period (15th-18th centuries). This omnipresence, from clothing to architectural adornment, has granted textiles a...