Old English embroidery : its technique and symbolism (1894)
St. Aubyn, Alan, Marshall, Hugh · London : H. Cox · leaf 123
ith silkwork, and peradventure laced with gold and silver. Then, speaking of the costly hose or breeches worn in 86 OLD ENGLISH EMBROIDERY. England, he says : Then they have hosen, which as they be ofdivers fashions, so are they of sundrie names: the Venetianhosen reach beneath the knees to the… … Purse, Embroidered with the Tudor Rose. precious stuffs, besides they have also boot-hose which are tobe wondered at. The shoes throughout the whole of the Middle Ages werea very important and costly part of the dress of a knight orhis lady. ■ LANCASTRIAN AND TUDOR WORK. 87 The effigy of Henry III.…
Embroidery · Christian art and symbolism
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