English Embroidery (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from English Embroidery<br><br>Part of an Elizabethan tunic. (Mrs. Buxton.); Portion of a band, with arms of Thornell and Fitton. Early fourteenth century; Back of a chasuble. Early sixteenth century; Portion of a coverlet. Early eighteenth century<br><br>Fragments of stole and maniple from the tomb of St. Cuthbert at Durham. Tenth century; Portions of the Bayeux tapestry. Eleventh century; Fragments from the tomb of Bishop William de Blois() in Worcester Cathedral. Twelfth century; Fragments from the tomb of Bishop Walter de Cantelupe (1236-66)in Worcester Cathedral; Blue satin chasuble. Thirteenth century; Portion of the Syon cope. Second half of thirteenth century; Detail of the Syon cope; Portion of a chasuble at Anagni. Late thirteenth century; Cope in the possession of J. Pierpont Morgan, Esq. Late thirteenth century; Detail of Plate 8; Cope in Toledo Cathedral. End of thirteenth century; Detail of Plate 10<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.