<P> In The Lady with the Unicorn tapestry series, it is generally accepted that the first five tapestries represent the five senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch . The interpretation of the sixth tapestry, "À Mon Seul Désir," remains uncertain . </P> <P> A new proposal suggests that the French words, "à mon seul désir," translate to "with my unique desire," meaning that people are the only species that covet material objects even as we share the five senses with animals . The tapestries appear to be arranged to show that while we share the five senses, we are unique in our want of valuable possessions . In the scenario depicted in the last tapestry, it is unclear whether the lady is taking her necklace from the box held by her maid or putting it away, but that distinction doesn't matter . The point is that she treasures the golden necklace . </P> <P> In the first five tapestries, one or more of the animals are shown utilizing the represented sense along with the women . In "Sight," the unicorn is gazing at itself in a mirror held by the lady . Presumably, all of the animals can hear the music being played by the women in the "Hearing" tapestry . In "Taste," a monkey is eating a sweetmeat as the lady takes a sweet from a bowl held by her maid, and in "Smell," the monkey is sniffing a flower as the lady assembles a flower wreath . The "Touch" tapestry features the lady's hand touching the unicorn's horn . In the final tapestry, only the two women are engaged in handling the necklace, while some of the animals seem to watch from afar . The blue tent in the last tapestry also serves to separate the human figures from the natural world, which includes the unicorn with its mythical qualities . The tent frames the lady handling her necklace with a strip of cloth and her maid and is not present in any of the previous tapestries . In all of the tapestries except "Smell," a falcon, sometimes wearing jesses, is hunting another bird . In the sixth tapestry, this occurs above and outside of the tent and may represent hunting as another trait or proclivity shared between people and animals . </P> <P> The interpretation of people alone valuing material objects ties the individual representations of the six tapestries together and allows them to flow towards the realization that, while people may live alongside the natural and mythical worlds (which, in medieval times, were likely considered the same), they remain separate and not completely in either due to their unique desires . </P>

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