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Table of Contents

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

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Open Library
OL25910173M
Internet Archive
TheArtOfNeedleWork
OCLC/WorldCat
656838643

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