Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess, 1817-1888 · London, S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington · leaf 512
ft continued to be lavished on altar decorationand priestly garments, in Flanders, Spain, France, andItaly. But the solemnity of these works was certainlyimpaired by their being emancipated from the traditionalecclesiastical forms and their accompanying symbolism,to which the old designers had so… … Ecclesiastical Embroidery. 331 Gabrielle of Bourbon and Isabella, sister of LouisXI., spent their lives in preparing and overlooking fineworks in their own apartments, and assembled aroundthem noble damsels for this purpose. Anne of Brittany,who lived in an artistic atmosphere, had her ownworkshop…
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