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Design history

  • Industrial designIn 1667, Louis XIV opened the Gobelins Manufactory in Paris. Teams of hundreds of craftsmen worked under Charles Le Brun to create tapestries, furniture, and…
  • Italian RenaissanceNorthern and Central Italy in the Late Middle Ages became far more prosperous than their southern counterparts. The region was among the richest in Europe by…