The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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... Court CHAPTER XXII . Embroidery CHAPTER XXIII . Needlework on Books 329 342 • 355 CHAPTER XXIV . Needlework of Royal Ladies 374 CHAPTER XXV . Modern Needlework 395 THE ART OF NEEDLE WORK . INTRODUCTION . CHAPTER I. CONTENTS . ix.
... Court CHAPTER XXII . Embroidery CHAPTER XXIII . Needlework on Books 329 342 • 355 CHAPTER XXIV . Needlework of Royal Ladies 374 CHAPTER XXV . Modern Needlework 395 THE ART OF NEEDLE WORK . INTRODUCTION . CHAPTER I. CONTENTS . ix.
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... royal dis- putations , or of trumpet - stirring records . And if this is the case even with historians of enlightened times , who have the gallantry to allow woman to be a com- ponent part of creation , we can hardly wonder that in ...
... royal dis- putations , or of trumpet - stirring records . And if this is the case even with historians of enlightened times , who have the gallantry to allow woman to be a com- ponent part of creation , we can hardly wonder that in ...
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... royal and noble . Then in gorgeous drapery , begem- med with brilliants , bedropped with gold , she reigned supreme in hall and palace ; or in silken tissue girt she adorned the high - born maiden's bower what time the " deeds of ...
... royal and noble . Then in gorgeous drapery , begem- med with brilliants , bedropped with gold , she reigned supreme in hall and palace ; or in silken tissue girt she adorned the high - born maiden's bower what time the " deeds of ...
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... royal mandate to resume her station near the throne . The illustrious and excellent lady who lately filled the British throne , and who reigned still more surely in the hearts of Englishwomen , and who has B 3 INTRODUCTION . 9.
... royal mandate to resume her station near the throne . The illustrious and excellent lady who lately filled the British throne , and who reigned still more surely in the hearts of Englishwomen , and who has B 3 INTRODUCTION . 9.
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... royal Psalmist is describing the dress of a bride , supposed to have been Pharaoh's daughter , and that she shall be brought to the king " in raiment of needlework , " he says , as proof of the gorge- ousness of her attire , her ...
... royal Psalmist is describing the dress of a bride , supposed to have been Pharaoh's daughter , and that she shall be brought to the king " in raiment of needlework , " he says , as proof of the gorge- ousness of her attire , her ...
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