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THE ART OF NEEDLE-WORK from The Earliest Ages, Including Ancient Historical Tapestries by Wilton, The Countess of Wilton - 1840

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THE ART OF NEEDLE-WORK from The Earliest Ages, Including Ancient Historical Tapestries

by Wilton, The Countess of Wilton

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London: Henry Colburn, 1840. ix, [i], 405 pages. Attractive pub. cloth binding with blind dec. with blind border. Gilt titles to the spine. Neat owners inscription dated 1840 to the f.f.e.p. Front inner hinge cracked to the yellow end-papers but attached. . third edition. Hardback. V.g.. 8vo.
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores GB (GB)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - V.g.
  • Edition third edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Henry Colburn
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1840
  • Size 8vo
  • Size 8vo

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The Art of Needle-Work From the Earliest Ages Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries

by The Countess of Wilton

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London: Henry Colburn, 1841. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5". None. An insightful and informative work regarding one of the oldest crafts and practical skills, needle-work. This work looks at the history of needle-work as well as practical discussions of various forms of needle-work. The third edition of this work. Chapter by chapter, the Countess of Wilton discusses several different types of textiles. She discusses the needlework of the Tabernacle, of Egyptians, Greeks, Romans Dark Ages as well as Romance and Chivalry. There are two chapters dedicated to the Bayeux Tapestry as well as romances worked in Tapestry. There are sections on needlework in costume,on books and embroidery in general. This educational work concisely and clearly discusses a wide variety of needlework and is intended to be an 'acceptable accessory to every work-table'. The Countess of Wilton wrote another work on textiles, titled 'The Book of Costume, Or Annals of Fashion'. In a half calf binding with paper… Read More
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