Embroidery and lace: their manufacture and history from the remotest antiquity to the present day. A handbook for amateurs, collectors and general readers (1888)
Lefébure, Ernest, b. 1835, Cole, Alan S. (Alan Summerly), 1846-1934 · London, H. Grevel · leaf 34
ndant proofs are brought to light thatembroidery is one of the most ancient of the arts.The want of badges or emblems to mark socialdistinctions led to the ornamentation of garments assoon almost as they came into use. The simple andready execution of embroidery, which, as we haveshown, required… … Fig. 12.—King Assurnazirpal (from the Nimroud alabaster bas-relief). a marriageable age, these girls embroidered their skinswith figures of flowers and animals in vivid colours.The Assyrians.—Without stretch of imagination, we 22 I. EMBROIDERY. are led to the conclusion that much of the…
Lace and lace making · Embroidery
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