If you enjoy the medieval times so much that you want to find some décor for your home in that period, then you might consider ‘The Lady and the Unicorn’ tapestry series.

The piece in these cotton and rayon pieces are more known for their wonderful display of senses; smell, sight, sound, touch and taste. You can also find a ‘clue’ by viewing the background of their ‘mille-fleurs’ tapestry.

You might be surprised to know they are continued to be used as wall décor today and there is a good reason for that.

The tapestry series together is known as ‘Dame a la Licorne’ but the individual tapestry meanings remain a mystery.

Some interpret 'The Lady and the Unicorn' series to be the Virgin Mary as she renounces the physical world of the five senses for the spiritual world.

Known collectively as 'Dame a la Licorne', the meanings of the tapestries are shrouded in mystery. The works of Taste, Touch, Smell, Sound and Sight are joined by the work 'A Mon Seul Desir' which means 'With My Only Desire.'

Though the origins of this range of products for home are still unclear, it is thought that the work was originally commissioned by Jean Le Viste to commemorate his ascension to the royal court of King Louis XI. Each of the tapestries includes the family crest somewhere in the scene, either on a flag, a banner or a pennant.

Today, all six tapestries continue to be sought after as wall decor, to bring the various scenes of the 'Lady and the Unicorn' to the home. Collectors and lovers of medieval wall decor seek out this particular series of tapestries, not only as it is medieval in period, but the fact that it's also shrouded in mystery. Its interpretation is still partly up to the viewer.

'A Mon Seul Desir' features the lady with her lady in waiting. She is seen placing her jeweled necklace into a jewelry box. It is believed to represent the rejection of temptation and self-denial such as in these woven pieces. On the other hand, when translated to 'My heart's only desire' this scene could instead represent her show of love for her husband in waiting.

'Smell' shows the lady weaving a necklace of scented flowers while 'Touch' depicts here petting a unicorn. 'Hearing' depicts the lady playing a pipe organ, while 'Sight' shows the lady viewing her reflection in the mirror. In 'Taste', the lady is tasting candy from her maidservant's dish.

How were these tapestries discovered in recent history? The tapestries were handed down from one family to another for centuries after Jean Le Viste's death.

These representations of the 5 senses have been thought to represent our worldly desires, which complement the sense of 'love' in the 6th tapestry. But if you interpret the 6th tapestry as meaning the denial of worldly desires for the spiritual, then the 5 senses in fact are in contrast to this.

Today, after having been bought by the French government, are housed in at Paris' Musee National du Moyage Age in an oval room that was built especially for them.