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Gobelin
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Go·be·lin  (gb-ln, gb-)
n.
A tapestry of a kind woven at the Gobelin works in Paris, France, noted for rich pictorial design.

Gobelin [ˈgəʊbəlɪn (French) gɔblɛ̃]
adj
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) of or resembling tapestry made at the Gobelins' factory in Paris, having vivid pictorial scenes
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a tapestry of this kind
[from the Gobelin family, who founded the factory]


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Two nights' B&B at the two-star Hotel Residence les Gobelins and entry to the exhibition costs from pounds 174pp, including return Eurostar for departures until December 22.
A limitation to the Aubusson work was the lack of a painter and dyer, and sometimes designs were known to have been copied from the Gobelins factory.
s are those who went to Paris and formed the Gobelins factory, serving the French Royal Court until the demise of the works following the French Revolution.
 
 
 
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