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The Second Angel announces the Fall of Babylon. Apocalypse Tapestry, Chateau d'Angers, earliest surviving warp tapestry, originally depicted the entire story of the Apocalypse. Each tapestry consisted of seven wall hangings showing seated figures and fourteen panels (alternating red and blue backgrounds) illustrating a verse from Revelations. 1375-1382

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France

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Apocalypse, Tapestry, Chateau d'Angers, textiles

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