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Old English embroidery : its technique and symbolism (1894)

St. Aubyn, Alan, Marshall, Hugh · London : H. Cox · leaf 89

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en Philippa gave to the Bishop of Ely the I 2 60 OLD ENGLISH EMBROIDERY. gown she wore at her churching after the birth of the BlackPrince. It is described as being of murrey coloured velvet,powdered with golden squirrels, and so ample that it madethree copes for the choir use. To St. Albans was… … St. Elizabeth of Hungary Tapestry Panel of the Sixteenth Century. CHAPTER VIII. DOMESTIC EMBROIDERY OF THE MIDDLE AGES. In the age of chivalry all domestic decorations began to assumegreater refinement. Carpets were spread over the rushes on thefloor, and walls were hung with embroidered hangings,…

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