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Embroidery and tapestry weaving : a practical text-book of design and workmanship (1912)

Christie, Grace · London : J. Hogg · leaf 263

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Althoughfew of us are likely to possess treasuresof the Xlllth century, signed and dated 259 Lettering,Heraldry, andEmblems Lettering,Heraldry, andEmblems pieces of our great - grandmothers em-broideries are interesting personal land-marks in family history, so for this reason,amongst others,… … Fig. 140. still; it can enrich the design, for, ifrightly chosen and employed, letters arevery decorative. They may be seen form-ing a border to a piece of work. Thethree letters in fig. 140 were taken froman Xlth century embroidered cope, whichhas a fine inscription running round theentire lower…

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