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Description edit
A tour de force of history and imagination, The Lady and the Unicorn is Tracy Chevalier’s answer to the mystery behind one of the art world’s great masterpieces—a set of bewitching medieval tapestries that hangs today in the Cluny Museum in Paris. They appear to portray the seduction... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Nicolas des Innocents: a handsome, lascivious artist
- Jean Le Viste: a nobleman who wants Nicolas to design a series of battle tapestries for his house
- Geneviève de Nanterre: Jean's wife
- Claude Le Viste: Jean's beautiful daughter
- Georges de la Chapelle: a master weaver living in Brussels
- Aliénor de la Chapelle: George's blind daughter
- Beatrice: Add a description of this character.
- Leon Le Vieux
- Philippe
- Christine
- Madame
- Maman
- Madeleine
- Georges Le Jeune
- Papa
- Luc
- Jacques Le Bceuf
- Mademoiselle
- Thomas
- Jeanne
- Monsieur
- Alienor
- Pere Hugo
- Oncle Leon
- Petite Genevieve
- Rogier Le Brun
- Joseph
- Dame Genevieve
- Marie-celeste
- Georges Le Rune
- Chelles
First Sentence edit
The messenger said I was to come at once.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tracy Chevalier (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Plume
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0452285453
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Plume
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0452285453
Page Count: 256
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 818'.6
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Tracy Chevalier: Author's website. Includes reading group guide, background, inspiration, the tapestries, and more.
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