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... Bayeux Tapestry -Part I. 84 CHAPTER IX . The Bayeux Tapestry . - Part II . 103 CHAPTER X. Needlework of the Times of Romance and Chivalry . 117 CHAPTER XI . Tapestry . 148 CHAPTER XII . Romances worked in Tapestry 165 CHAPTER XIII ...
... Bayeux Tapestry -Part I. 84 CHAPTER IX . The Bayeux Tapestry . - Part II . 103 CHAPTER X. Needlework of the Times of Romance and Chivalry . 117 CHAPTER XI . Tapestry . 148 CHAPTER XII . Romances worked in Tapestry 165 CHAPTER XIII ...
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Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries Elizabeth Stone, Mary Margaret Stanley Egerton Countess of Wilton. painter , but it is more probable , says Ciampini ... BAYEUX TAPESTRY . PART I. NEEDLEWORK OF THE DARK AGES . 83.
Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries Elizabeth Stone, Mary Margaret Stanley Egerton Countess of Wilton. painter , but it is more probable , says Ciampini ... BAYEUX TAPESTRY . PART I. NEEDLEWORK OF THE DARK AGES . 83.
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... BAYEUX TAPESTRY . PART I. " Needlework sublime . " - Cowper . GREAT discussion has taken place amongst the learned with regard to the exact time at which the Bayeux tapestry was wrought . The question , ex- cept as a matter of curiosity ...
... BAYEUX TAPESTRY . PART I. " Needlework sublime . " - Cowper . GREAT discussion has taken place amongst the learned with regard to the exact time at which the Bayeux tapestry was wrought . The question , ex- cept as a matter of curiosity ...
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... tapestry at the earlier of the two periods contended for , viz . from 1066 to 1068 . In this we rejoice , because this Herculean la- bour has a halo of deep interest thrown round it , from the circumstance of its ... BAYEUX TAPESTRY . 85.
... tapestry at the earlier of the two periods contended for , viz . from 1066 to 1068 . In this we rejoice , because this Herculean la- bour has a halo of deep interest thrown round it , from the circumstance of its ... BAYEUX TAPESTRY . 85.
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... tapestry as a pledge of feminine affection , a token of housewifely industry , and a specimen of ancient stitchery , it de- rives more historic value as the work of the Con- queror's wife , than if it were the ... BAYEUX TAPESTRY .
... tapestry as a pledge of feminine affection , a token of housewifely industry , and a specimen of ancient stitchery , it de- rives more historic value as the work of the Con- queror's wife , than if it were the ... BAYEUX TAPESTRY .
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