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 44
a and floraof incomparable brilliancy in colour-ing must have been primary sourcesof inspiration to the Asiatic peoples in Idin-Akhy (from anrespect of the rich and beautiful effects -J™*, -J^Jthey imparted to,their embroideries. In the course of his successes, Alexander gainedpossession of the… … * Strabo, Book XV., chap. i. 32 I. EMBROIDERY. Delicate Textiles, Gauze and Muslin*—The develop-ment of appreciation for the charm and glitter of certainclasses of embroidery was accompanied with a cultiva-tion of talent to produce equally beautiful articles for other and new purposes;and Strabo,…
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