Quoting Robin Netherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Ages ago I forwarded a question about blackwork to this list on behalf of a > colleague. You folks were very helpful, so I'm coming back with an > add-on query. >
*snip* > > Bonus points if you can also point her to a good overview source on known > embroidery styles from, say, 1300-1600, based on surviving pieces, so she can > get a sense of other known styles of this period and compare them with what > she learns about "blackwork." I think she does not have much of a sense of > just how much is known about specific embroidery styles, and how > many types of embroidery there were in this period. > The "bible" is Schuette & Christensen's "A Pictorial History of Embroidery." It's chock full of pictures of extant pieces. Unfortunately most of the photos are in black and white, but they provide info on each piece -- colors, stitches, ground fabric type, etc. King & Levey's "The Victoria and Albert Museum's Collection: Embroidery in Britain from 1200-1750. All color pictures. :-D Bridgeman & Drury's Needlework "An Illustrated History" More text than either of the above books -- they're mostly "picture books." susan ----- Susan Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Division of Science and Math http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
