Embroidery : a collection of articles on subjects connected with the study of fine needlework, including stitches, materials, methods of work, and designing, and history ... (1909)
Christie, Grace · London, James Pearsall · leaf 142
forcibly when the EMBROIDERY inscription is in some unknown tongue.Arabic inscriptions seem to have had apeculiar charm for the designers of thewoven fabrics of Southern Europe in theMiddle Ages. The fact that but few peoplecould read them mattered little, as there is upon the wall. Most often,… … Fig- 59 always a certain amount of romance aboutundecipherable inscriptions. Indeed, thisvery fact brought about a development ofthe decorative inscription which may be difficult to believewithout demonstra-tion, for the letters losttheir original shapes,and degenerated, fromthe point of view…
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