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Witney Antiques: Samplers &
Historic Embroideries
This newest booklet from Witney
Antiques features 29 samplers and historic needleworks,
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BESTIARY Being
an English version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS
Bodley 764Richly illuminated and lavishly produced, Bestiaries were luxury products for noble families, and their purpose was threefold: to provide a natural history of birds, beasts and fishes, to draw moral examples from animal behavior (i.e. the industrious bee, the stubborn ass), and to reveal a mystical meaning: the phoenix, for example, as a symbol of Christ's resurrection. This Bestiary was produced around the middle of the 13th century, and is of singular beauty and interest. Its 136 color illustrations are reproduced alongside the editor's (Richard Barbour) translation from the original Latin, which captures both the serious intent of the manuscript and its charm. 208 pages, $30.00 |
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TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
, by Elizabeth Crowfoot, Frances Pritchard, and Kay
Standiland A model of clarity, copiously illustrated with photography and diagrams, this book provides essential reference material for the dress historian and archaeologist. A highly readable account of the many different types of fabric scraps that have been uncovered in recent London excavations, giving a real insight into the fashion, clothing, and textiles of the medieval world. An invaluable book for re-enactors, dress and fashion historians, costumiers, and textilians. 256 pages, $38.00 |
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TEACHERS & OFFICERS OF ACKWORTH
SCHOOL 1779-1894
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MARYLAND SAMPLING: GIRLHOOD EMBROIDERY 1738-1860 by Gloria
Seaman AllenThis superbly researched book is a composite view of the lives and needlework created by young ladies of early Maryland. Building on several generations of scholarship in the study of American samplers, Gloria Seaman Allen's in-depth look into the samplers and embroideries made in Maryland clearly shows the importance of this previously largely unexplored body of work. With over 200 color photographs and a user-friendly format, needlework enthusiasts and scholars will find this a valuable contribution to the history of women's education. 400 pages, Hard bound, $75.00 |
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A new book on the famous needlework teacher from Ipswich, England, named Juda Hayle. The book contains information that researchers will want, including genealogies, historical perspectives, provenances, contents of wills, examinations of sampler motifs and origins. Research is thorough and comprehensive, and everything is in full color except for documents and engravings. The text includes a biography of the life of Judeth/Juda/Judeth Hayle and her daughter Rebecca Thomson in the context of Ipswich and the wider, European maritime community, as well as the background of their pupils. $45.00 We have four Judith Hayle samplers available as kits/graphs HANNAH CANTING, MARY CANTING, SARAH BANTOFT and MARY MOYSE
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