The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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... Hampton 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.
... Hampton 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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... embroidered and sub- sequently woven in various colours , and which came to be regarded as garments of dignity and appro- priated to royalty ; as it is said of Tamar that " she had a garment of divers colours upon her : for with such ...
... embroidered and sub- sequently woven in various colours , and which came to be regarded as garments of dignity and appro- priated to royalty ; as it is said of Tamar that " she had a garment of divers colours upon her : for with such ...
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... embroidered with gold , the handiwork , it may be , of the female slaves of the patriarch ; such garments being in very great esteem from the earliest ages , and being then , as now , a component portion of those presents or offerings ...
... embroidered with gold , the handiwork , it may be , of the female slaves of the patriarch ; such garments being in very great esteem from the earliest ages , and being then , as now , a component portion of those presents or offerings ...
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... embroidery is in Exodus , in the direc- tions given for the embroidery of the priests ' gar- ments from this it appears that the metal was still used alone , being beaten fine and then rounded . This art the Hebrews probably learnt from ...
... embroidery is in Exodus , in the direc- tions given for the embroidery of the priests ' gar- ments from this it appears that the metal was still used alone , being beaten fine and then rounded . This art the Hebrews probably learnt from ...
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... embroidered figures of cherubim in scarlet , purple , and light blue , entwined with gold . They had made also sacerdotal vestments , the " coats of fine linen " worn by all the priests , which , when old , were unravelled , and made ...
... embroidered figures of cherubim in scarlet , purple , and light blue , entwined with gold . They had made also sacerdotal vestments , the " coats of fine linen " worn by all the priests , which , when old , were unravelled , and made ...
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