Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess, 1817-1888 · London, S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington · leaf 512
who in her embroideries, preserved at Aix-la-Chapelle, is said to have represented herself as the Queenof Heaven, surrounded by her adorers on their knees. There is no doubt, however, that needlework aspiredin the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries to the highestplace in art, and was… … 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…
Embroidery · Needlework
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