At 12:19 AM 2/05/2008, you wrote:

>On Thu, 01 May 2008 08:18:45 -0500 "Catherine Kinsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>writes:
> > Pretty much everything that Jane said below :).
> >
> > I would add George W. Digby's "Elizabethan Embroidery (Faber &
> > Faber,
> > 1963) for a good broader perspective on blackwork and embroidery in
> > the
> > latter 16th C.
> >
> > Mamluk is a MUST!  I don't have the titles in front of me but I
> > think a
> > couple of books by Kathleen Epstein/Staples touch on this too.
> >
> > Catherine
>
>It's my understanding that Thomas (?) Trevelon's book is being re-issued,
>and it is an amazing--if pricey--source.

I've looked at the Trevelyon copy I managed to talk my library into 
buying! It is very, very good. Great blackwork patterns for mens 
nightcaps, lots of "overall" patterns that could be adapted for coifs 
or other large area patterns.

So it's a good source for patterns but not really context.

>Jane Ashelford's book on Elizabethan dress (sorry, been up 5 minutes and
>can't remember the title) is a wonderful source for the contexts of
>embroidery.
>
>Arlys
>
>Arlys

Cheers,
Jane


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