Wallpaper,
using the printmaking technique of woodcut, gained popularity in Renaissance Europe amongst the emerging gentry.
The social elite continued to hang large tapestries on the walls of their homes, as they had in the middle Ages. These tapestries added color to the room as well
as providing an insulating layer between the stone walls and the room, thus
retaining heat in the room. However, tapestries were extremely expensive and so
only the very rich could afford them. Less well-off members of the elite,
unable to buy tapestries due either to prices or wars preventing international
trade, turned to wallpaper to brighten up their rooms.
Designed by Jean-Gabriel Charvet and manufactured by Joseph Dufour
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