The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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... covered with gilded silver ; and consequently the raiment of those days , in - wrought with slips of gold beaten thin and cut into spangles or strips , and sewed on in various patterns , sometimes intermingled with precious stones ...
... covered with gilded silver ; and consequently the raiment of those days , in - wrought with slips of gold beaten thin and cut into spangles or strips , and sewed on in various patterns , sometimes intermingled with precious stones ...
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... covering of the Tabernacle , or that which lay directly over the framework of boards of which it was con- structed , and hung from the roof down the sides and west end , was formed of tabash skins ; over this was another covering of ram ...
... covering of the Tabernacle , or that which lay directly over the framework of boards of which it was con- structed , and hung from the roof down the sides and west end , was formed of tabash skins ; over this was another covering of ram ...
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... covered with a profusion of flowers , intermixed with fanciful devices of every sort , except such as might represent the forms of animals - these were rigidly excluded . Cherubims seemed to be hovering around and grasping its gorgeous ...
... covered with a profusion of flowers , intermixed with fanciful devices of every sort , except such as might represent the forms of animals - these were rigidly excluded . Cherubims seemed to be hovering around and grasping its gorgeous ...
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... covered , as is the fashion in the present day , with every variety of rich stuff , stamped leather , & c .: but ... covering substituted for the night bedding , gave ample scope for the display of the inventive genius and persevering ...
... covered , as is the fashion in the present day , with every variety of rich stuff , stamped leather , & c .: but ... covering substituted for the night bedding , gave ample scope for the display of the inventive genius and persevering ...
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... covered and arraied all over the image of Fortune , by him dedicated , remained whole and sound until the end of Sejanus . And a wonder it was that they neither fell from the image nor were motheaten in 560 yeares . It was long before ...
... covered and arraied all over the image of Fortune , by him dedicated , remained whole and sound until the end of Sejanus . And a wonder it was that they neither fell from the image nor were motheaten in 560 yeares . It was long before ...
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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