The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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... Part I. 186 CHAPTER XIV . Needlework in Costume . - Part II . 209 CHAPTER XV . 231 " The Field of the Cloth of Gold " CHAPTER XVI . The Needle • CHAPTER XVII . Tapestry from the Cartoons CHAPTER XVIII . viii CONTENTS .
... Part I. 186 CHAPTER XIV . Needlework in Costume . - Part II . 209 CHAPTER XV . 231 " The Field of the Cloth of Gold " CHAPTER XVI . The Needle • CHAPTER XVII . Tapestry from the Cartoons CHAPTER XVIII . viii CONTENTS .
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... ( cloth of gold , of tissue ) , O'erpicturing that Venus , where we see The fancy outwork nature ; on each side her Stood pretty dimpled boys , like smiling Cupids , With diverse - colour'd fans , whose wind did seem To glow the delicate ...
... ( cloth of gold , of tissue ) , O'erpicturing that Venus , where we see The fancy outwork nature ; on each side her Stood pretty dimpled boys , like smiling Cupids , With diverse - colour'd fans , whose wind did seem To glow the delicate ...
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... cloth of gold : and thence come such colours to be called Attalica . In Babylon they used much to weave their cloth of divers colours , and this was a great wear- ing amongst them , and cloths so wrought were called Babylonica . To weave ...
... cloth of gold : and thence come such colours to be called Attalica . In Babylon they used much to weave their cloth of divers colours , and this was a great wear- ing amongst them , and cloths so wrought were called Babylonica . To weave ...
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... cloth of Arras , were sold for 800,000 sesterces ; and such like of late ... gold , and the first persons who brought silk into Europe were the Greeks of ... gold threads ; such * Book viii . chap . 48 . gold thread as we referred to in a ...
... cloth of Arras , were sold for 800,000 sesterces ; and such like of late ... gold , and the first persons who brought silk into Europe were the Greeks of ... gold threads ; such * Book viii . chap . 48 . gold thread as we referred to in a ...
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... cloth of Tyrian purple , having in the middle a picture of golden emblems , with the countenance of our Lord , and of the blessed martyrs Cosman and Damian , with three other brothers . The cross was wrought in gold , and had round it a ...
... cloth of Tyrian purple , having in the middle a picture of golden emblems , with the countenance of our Lord , and of the blessed martyrs Cosman and Damian , with three other brothers . The cross was wrought in gold , and had round it a ...
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adorned ages amongst ancient apparel arras Bayeux tapestry beautiful Bishop castle century Charlemagne church circumstance cloth of gold colours court covered crowned Croyland Abbey dames daughter decorated dress Edward the Confessor Elizabeth embroidered embroidery England English ephod exquisite Faerie Queene fair fashion feathers female France French Gammer garments gentle Gobelins gold thread hair Hampton Court hand hangings Harold hath Henry Hodge holy honour Julius Cæsar King King Arthur knight labours ladies Lady Jane Grey linen Lord magnificent mantle ment needle needlewoman needlework neele noble ornamental painted palace palace of Westminster patterns peacock pearls pennon person pieces Pope present prince purple Queen reign rich richly robes romance round royal says sent sewing silk silver skill sort splendid stitch supposed tapestry taste thou tion various vellum velvet vestments walls women woven wrought Ywaine