Centre of Carpet Trade
Beauvais, where fierce fighting was reported last week, has been famous for its carpets and tapestries, particularly the Gobelin tapestries, since 1664. Today there are large factories for the production of shawls, carpets, cotton and wool. Among its fine buildings is the unfinished cathedral, which was begun in 1225. The choir, 153 feet in height, is one of the finest specimens of Gothic architecture in France. When Beauvais was besieged by Charles the Bold of Burgundy in 1472, the women of the town, led by Jeanne Hachette, displayed remarkable valour. When the. Burgundian banner was planted on the walls of the town Jeanne Hachette tore it down, Every year, the young girls of Beauvais bear the banner through the town in a procession in honour of that heroine.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 52, 21 June 1940, Page 3
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132Centre of Carpet Trade New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 52, 21 June 1940, Page 3
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