The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries
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THE ART OF NEEDLE-WORK, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES;
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
THE ART OF NEEDLEWORK.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I.
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CHAPTER II. EARLY NEEDLEWORK.
FOOTNOTE:
CHAPTER III. NEEDLEWORK OF THE TABERNACLE.
CHAPTER IV. NEEDLEWORK OF THE EGYPTIANS.
CHAPTER V. NEEDLEWORK OF THE GREEKS AND ROMANS.
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CHAPTER VI. THE DARK AGES.—“SHEE-SCHOOLS.”
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CHAPTER VII. NEEDLEWORK OF THE DARK AGES.
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CHAPTER VIII. THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY.—PART I.
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CHAPTER IX. THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY.—PART II.
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CHAPTER X. NEEDLEWORK OF THE TIMES OF ROMANCE AND CHIVALRY.
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CHAPTER XI. TAPESTRY.
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CHAPTER XII. ROMANCES WORKED IN TAPESTRY.
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CHAPTER XIII. NEEDLEWORK IN COSTUME.—PART I.
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CHAPTER XIV. NEEDLEWORK IN COSTUME.—PART II.
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CHAPTER XV. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD.
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CHAPTER XVI. THE NEEDLE.
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CHAPTER XVII. TAPESTRY FROM THE CARTOONS.
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CHAPTER XVIII. THE DAYS OF “GOOD QUEEN BESS.”
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CHAPTER XIX. TAPESTRY OF THE SPANISH ARMADA, BETTER KNOWN AS TAPESTRY OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
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CHAPTER XX. ON STITCHERY.
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CHAPTER XXI. “LES ANCIENNES TAPISSERIES;” TAPESTRY OF ST. MARY’S HALL, COVENTRY; TAPESTRY OF HAMPTON COURT.
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CHAPTER XXII. EMBROIDERY.
CHAPTER XXIII. NEEDLEWORK ON BOOKS.
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CHAPTER XXIV. NEEDLEWORK OF ROYAL LADIES.
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CHAPTER XXV. ON MODERN NEEDLEWORK.
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