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 63
includes aByzantine embroidery, which probably is a work of thisperiod, and is certainly very remarkable. It was foundin the tomb of Gunther, who died, Bishop of Bamberg,in 1062 (fig. 26). Upon it is depicted the EmperorConstantine as master of the world, riding on a white 4 50 I. EMBROIDERY.… … Fig. 26.—Byzantine embroidery from the tomb of Gunther, Bishop ofBamberg, preserved at Ratisbon. crown of peace, on the other. In all respects this speci-men is noteworthy for the dignified pose of the figuresand the distinctness of definition imparted to them bycareful and precise execution. It…
Lace and lace making · Embroidery
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