In conclusion we wish to thank Messrs. William Baumgarten & Company, C. Templeton Crocker, Demotte, Duveen Brothers, P. W. French & Company, A. J. Halow, Jacques Seligmann & Company, Dikran K. Kelekian, Frank Partridge, Inc., W. & J. Sloane, William C. Van Antwerp, Wildenstein & Company, and Mesdames James Creelman, William H. Crocker, Daniel C. Jackling, and Maison Jamarin of Paris, for their kindness in lending us these priceless examples of the European weavers' art that constitute this notable assemblage of tapestries, and to record our deep appreciation of the generous co-operation of the patrons and patronesses whose sponsorship has made the exhibition possible by guaranteeing the very considerable expense involved in bringing the collection to San Francisco. And last, but not least, we wish to express our grateful appreciation of the unremitting thought and attention devoted by the printer to designing and executing the very fitting typographical form that contributes so largely to making the varied material contained herein readily available to the reader, and to acknowledge, on behalf of the author, the friendly help of Arthur Upham Pope, whose suggestions and criticisms have been found of real value in the preparation of the text of the catalogue. J. NILSEN LAURVIK, Director San Francisco, September 29, 1922. * * * * * _The patrons and patronesses of the Exhibition are: Messrs. William C. Van Antwerp, Edwin Raymond Armsby, Leon Bocqueraz, Francis Carolan, C. Templeton Crocker, Sidney M. Ehrman, William L. Gerstle, Joseph D. Grant, Walter S. Martin, James D. Phelan, George A. Pope, Laurance Irving Scott, Paul Verdier, John I. Walter, Michel D. Weill, and Mesdames A. S. Baldwin, C. Templeton Crocker, Henry J. Crocker, William H. Crocker, Marcus Koshland, Eleanor Martin, George A. Pope, and Misses Helen Cowell and Isabel Cowell, and The Emporium._ THE SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILLIAM C. VAN ANTWERP, EDWIN RAYMOND ARMSBY ARTHUR BROWN, JR., FRANCIS CAROLAN, CHARLES W. CLARK CHARLES TEMPLETON CROCKER WILLIAM H. CROCKER, JOHN S. DRUM, SIDNEY M. EHRMAN JOSEPH D. GRANT, DANIEL C. JACKLING WALTER S. MARTIN, JAMES D. PHELAN, GEORGE A. POPE LAURANCE I. SCOTT, RICHARD M. TOBIN JOHN I. WALTER DIRECTOR J. NILSEN LAURVIK THE MUSEUM IS HOUSED IN THE PALACE OF FINE ARTS ERECTED BY THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION IN 1915 CONTENTS _For a detailed list of the tapestries catalogued herein see the subject and title index at the end of the volume_ [Illustration] PREFACE Page 5 INTRODUCTION 11 CATALOGUE 25 LIST OF WEAVERS 58