Old English embroidery : its technique and symbolism (1894)
St. Aubyn, Alan, Marshall, Hugh · London : H. Cox · leaf 160
well worthy our careful study and admiration. In the recent exhibition of the Burlington Fine Arts Club(1891) were some beautiful examples of embroidered book covers,mostly English examples, bookbinding in needlework being almostexclusively an English art. Among them was a Bible printed JACOBEAN… … Psalms and New Testament. Lent by Mr. Alfred Huth. (See p. 113.) roses in the corners. A Book of Common Prayer, of whichwe give an illustration, was lent by Her Majesty the Queen. It was printed in London in 1638, and is covered in bluevelvet, each cover having the badge and initials of Charles I…
Embroidery · Christian art and symbolism
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