Old English embroidery : its technique and symbolism (1894)
St. Aubyn, Alan, Marshall, Hugh · London : H. Cox · leaf 98
id not remain on the walls, butwere sent forward by their royal or noble owners when they travelledfrom one castle to another, and it was the office of the grooms ofthe chambers to see them properly hung. This very troublesome and costly arrangement may havesuggested the much simpler method of… … Co o -av u > 0) DOMESTIC EMBROIDERY. 6j houses, and even cathedrals and churches, were decorated inthis manner until the middle of the sixteenth century. Halfobliterated remains of these old wall paintings are still oftenmet with in churches. Panelling rooms with wood does not appear to have…
Embroidery · Christian art and symbolism
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