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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... thread being used in embroidery is in Exodus , in the direc- tions given for the embroidery of the priests ' gar- ments from this it appears that the metal was still used alone , being beaten fine and then rounded . This art the Hebrews ...
... thread being used in embroidery is in Exodus , in the direc- tions given for the embroidery of the priests ' gar- ments from this it appears that the metal was still used alone , being beaten fine and then rounded . This art the Hebrews ...
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... threads were each com- posed of 365 fibres ; and he presented another to the Lacedemonians , richly wrought with gold ; and each thread of this corslet , though itself very fine , was composed of 360 other threads all distinct . Nor did ...
... threads were each com- posed of 365 fibres ; and he presented another to the Lacedemonians , richly wrought with gold ; and each thread of this corslet , though itself very fine , was composed of 360 other threads all distinct . Nor did ...
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... thread , and from the description given of the texture of the linen we may form some idea of the exquisite tenuity of the gold wire which was used to ornament it . Corslets of linen of a somewhat stronger texture than this one , which ...
... thread , and from the description given of the texture of the linen we may form some idea of the exquisite tenuity of the gold wire which was used to ornament it . Corslets of linen of a somewhat stronger texture than this one , which ...
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... thread , after the manner of Egyptian stitchery . Perhaps no royal lady was ever more magnificently dowered than the queen of Egypt ; her apparel might well be gorgeous . Diodorus says that when Moris , from whom the lake derived its ...
... thread , after the manner of Egyptian stitchery . Perhaps no royal lady was ever more magnificently dowered than the queen of Egypt ; her apparel might well be gorgeous . Diodorus says that when Moris , from whom the lake derived its ...
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... threads of linen which formed the weft , and to re - form the body of the material , and vary its appearance , by ... thread . The couches too , which in the daytime had a rich covering substituted for the night bedding , gave ample ...
... threads of linen which formed the weft , and to re - form the body of the material , and vary its appearance , by ... thread . The couches too , which in the daytime had a rich covering substituted for the night bedding , gave ample ...
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