English

The art of needle-work, from the earliest ages: including some notices of the ancient historical tapestries

CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Introductory 1 CHAPTER II. Early Needlework 11 CHAPTER III. Needlework of the Tabernacle 23 CHAPTER IV. Needlework of the Egyptians 32 CHAPTER V. Needlework of the Greeks and Romans 41 CHAPTER VI. The Dark Ages — "Shee Schools" 56 CHAPTER VII. Needlework of the Dark Ages 64 CHAPTER VIII. The Bayeux Tapestry — Part I. 84 CHAPTER IX. The Bayeux Tapestry. — Part II. 103 CHAPTER X. Needlework of the Times of Romance and Chivalry 117 CHAPTER XI. Tapestry 148 CHAPTER XII. Romances worked in Tapestry 165 CHAPTER XIII. Needlework in Costume. — Part I. 186 CHAPTER XIV. Needlework in Costume. — Part II. 209 CHAPTER XV. "The Field of the Cloth of Gold" 231 CHAPTER XVI. The Needle 252 CHAPTER XVII. Tapestry from the Cartoons 273 CHAPTER XVIII. The Days of "Good Queen Bess" 282 CHAPTER XIX. The Tapestry of the Spanish Armada; better known as the Tapestry of the House of Lords 301 CHAPTER XX. On Stitchery 312 CHAPTER XXI. "Les Anciennes Tapisseries" Tapestry of St. Mary Hall, Coventry. Tapestry of Hampton Court 329 CHAPTER XXII. Embroidery 342 CHAPTER XXIII. Needlework on Books 355 CHAPTER XXIV. Needlework of Royal Ladies 374 CHAPTER XXV. Modern Needlework 395 Digitized by G

Sign in with your free account to read, download EPUBs or listen.