Samplers Selected and Described - With an Introduction by Leigh Ashton of the Victoria and Albert Museum (e-bog) af Ashton, Leigh
Ashton, Leigh (forfatter)

Samplers Selected and Described - With an Introduction by Leigh Ashton of the Victoria and Albert Museum e-bog

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This volume deals with &quote;samplers&quote;, embroidery pattern books popular in Europe in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It includes beautiful examples contemporarily held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, with authentic photographs and information relating to materials and production. Highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of decorative needl...
E-bog 83,35 DKK
Forfattere Ashton, Leigh (forfatter)
Forlag Obscure Press
Udgivet 26 april 2013
Længde 104 sider
Genrer Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781473380707
This volume deals with "e;samplers"e;, embroidery pattern books popular in Europe in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It includes beautiful examples contemporarily held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, with authentic photographs and information relating to materials and production. Highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of decorative needlework. Contents include: "e;Embroidery"e;, "e;Samplers"e;, "e;England"e;, "e;Foreign Samplers"e;, "e;America"e;, and "e;Bibliography. Sources of Meaning in the Speech of Infants"e;, "e;Gaps, Gluts and Vagaries of a Native Terminology"e;, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on embroidery.