The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical TapestriesHenry Colburn, 1841 - Всего страниц: 405 |
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... probably including some not in general use , and obtained by an elaborate process . Entering himself into the minutiae of a concern , which , however insignificant in itself , was valuable in his eyes as giving pleasure to his boy , the ...
... probably including some not in general use , and obtained by an elaborate process . Entering himself into the minutiae of a concern , which , however insignificant in itself , was valuable in his eyes as giving pleasure to his boy , the ...
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... probably as early as the time of Abraham , rich and valuable raiment of needlework was accounted of as part of the bona fide property of a wealthy man . When the patriarch's steward sought Rebekah for the wife of Isaac , he " brought ...
... probably as early as the time of Abraham , rich and valuable raiment of needlework was accounted of as part of the bona fide property of a wealthy man . When the patriarch's steward sought Rebekah for the wife of Isaac , he " brought ...
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... still used alone , being beaten fine and then rounded . This art the Hebrews probably learnt from the Egyptians , by whom it was carried to such an as- tonishing degree of nicety , that they could either weave EARLY NEEDLEWORK . 21.
... still used alone , being beaten fine and then rounded . This art the Hebrews probably learnt from the Egyptians , by whom it was carried to such an as- tonishing degree of nicety , that they could either weave EARLY NEEDLEWORK . 21.
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... probably until the time of Aurelian , nor have there been any instances found in Herculaneum and Pompeii of the silken thread with a gold coating . These examples will suffice to show that it was not usually the material of the ancient ...
... probably until the time of Aurelian , nor have there been any instances found in Herculaneum and Pompeii of the silken thread with a gold coating . These examples will suffice to show that it was not usually the material of the ancient ...
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... Probably our readers will remember the circumstance of Alexander making the mother of Darius a present of some rich vestures , probably of woollen fabrics , and telling her that she might make her grandchildren learn the art of weaving ...
... Probably our readers will remember the circumstance of Alexander making the mother of Darius a present of some rich vestures , probably of woollen fabrics , and telling her that she might make her grandchildren learn the art of weaving ...
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