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Depicted on the 1 Peseta banknote from 1948. For 40 years, the Lady of Elche was exhibited at the Louvre. After the start of World War II in 1939, as a precaution, the sculpture was transferred for safe-keeping to the castle of Montauban near Toulouse. [1] The Vichy government negotiated the statue's return to Spain with Franco's government.
[1] [2] Leather can be used to make a variety of items, including clothing, footwear, handbags, furniture, tools and sports equipment, and lasts for decades. Leather making has been practiced for more than 7,000 years and the leading producers of leather today are China and India. [1] [2] [3]
The Lady and the Unicorn: À mon seul désir (Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris). The Lady and the Unicorn (French: La Dame à la licorne) is the modern title given to a series of six tapestries created in the style of mille-fleurs ("thousand flowers") and woven in Flanders from wool and silk, from designs ("cartoons") drawn in Paris around 1500. [1]