Languages

Manuscripts are preferably submitted in English, though manuscripts in other major European languages (French, German, Italian, Spanish) are acceptable.

Manuscripts

Two printouts of the manuscript must be submitted to the Directors. Please provide two sets of xeroxes or printouts of the illustrations as well. In addition, all text files have to be e-mailed as attachments to the Studies in Western Tapestry e-mail address. Please send all text files as PC/MS-Word files.

Illustrations

The number of black-and-white and colour illustrations should be agreed in advance with the Directors.
Authors should obtain all photographs themselves. Please provide photographs of the highest professional quality, numbered on the back in pencil to correspond with references to them in the text. The resolution of digitalized images should be at least 300 pixels per inch (ppi).
The black-and-white illustrations and the colour photographs will be grouped at the back of the volume. Please refer to a black-and-white illustration as "(Fig. X)", to a colour illustration as "(Plate X)".
Please group all tapestries that make part of a series. Illustrations showing drawings, designs or cartoons of tapestries should be put close to the tapestries.
A list of captions including full details of the work should accompany the manuscript.
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce photographs.

Documents

When unpublished documents are used, transcriptions should appear as an appendix. Please refer to an Appendix as "(App. X)".

Editorial remarks

Please do not use spacing between the last word of a sentence and the punctuation mark, yet provide spacing between a punctuation mark and the following word.
E.g. "[...] comprised of six scenes: The Abduction [...]"

In text: do not use spacing between the punctuation mark and the number of the note.
In notes: provide spacing between the number of the note and the first word.

References to books and articles

Bibliography

Bremer-David, Charissa, 'French & Company and American Collections of Tapestries, 1907-1959', Studies in the Decorative Arts XI, no.1 (Fall-Winter 2003-2004): 38-67.

Delmarcel, Guy, ‘The cartoons and tapestries of Rubens’s Life of Achilles’, in: Friso Lammertse and Alejandro Vergara (eds), Peter Paul Rubens. The Life of Achilles, exh. cat. (Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam/Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado), Rotterdam 2003: 33-41.

Hartkamp-Jonxis, Ebeltje and Hillie Smit, European Tapestries in the Rijksmuseum, Zwolle/ Amsterdam 2004.

Wilmers, Gertrude, Cornelis Schut (1597-1655): A Flemish Painter of the High Baroque, Pictura Nova, vol. 1, Hans Vlieghe and Katelijne Van der Stighelen (eds), Turnhout, 1996.

Notes

Same rules apply, except for Christian names preceding last names.
First reference: Charissa Bremer-David, 'French & Company and American Collections of Tapestries, 1907-1959', Studies in the Decorative Arts XI, no.1 (Fall-Winter 2003-2004): 38-67.
Subsequent references: Bremer-David 2003-2004: 45-46.

Please do not use op.cit., art.cit., pp., p.

Copies for authors

Authors do not receive payment for books published in Studies in Western Tapestry, but they will receive ten copies of the book. Authors may purchase further copies of the book at a discount.

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