The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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Page 66
... needlewoman . It was about the year a . D. 601 that Pope Gregory sent two archbishop's palls into England ; the one for London , which see was after- wards removed to Canterbury , and the other to York . Fuller gives the following ...
... needlewoman . It was about the year a . D. 601 that Pope Gregory sent two archbishop's palls into England ; the one for London , which see was after- wards removed to Canterbury , and the other to York . Fuller gives the following ...
Page 73
... needle - woman for its varied and radiant hues . This was a robe of an amber colour , * haring peacocks . Pope Leo the Fourth had a hanging worked with the needle , having the portrait of a man seated upon a peacock . Pope Stefano the ...
... needle - woman for its varied and radiant hues . This was a robe of an amber colour , * haring peacocks . Pope Leo the Fourth had a hanging worked with the needle , having the portrait of a man seated upon a peacock . Pope Stefano the ...
Page 91
... needlewoman has de- picted is a conference between a person who , from his white flowing beard and regal costume , is easily recognized as the " sainted Edward , " and another , who , from his subsequent embarkation , is supposed to be ...
... needlewoman has de- picted is a conference between a person who , from his white flowing beard and regal costume , is easily recognized as the " sainted Edward , " and another , who , from his subsequent embarkation , is supposed to be ...
Page 123
... needle - woman - for doubtless it was solely attri- butable to that - could imbue them with a value far beyond that of mere outward garnish . rr " She seyde , Syr Knight , gentyl and hende , † I wot thy stat , ord , and ende , Be naught ...
... needle - woman - for doubtless it was solely attri- butable to that - could imbue them with a value far beyond that of mere outward garnish . rr " She seyde , Syr Knight , gentyl and hende , † I wot thy stat , ord , and ende , Be naught ...
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... needlewoman , and were among the richest ornaments of the sitting room , so much fancy and expense were lavished on them . The curtains were often made of very rich material , and usually adorned with embroidery . They were often also ...
... needlewoman , and were among the richest ornaments of the sitting room , so much fancy and expense were lavished on them . The curtains were often made of very rich material , and usually adorned with embroidery . They were often also ...
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