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Livres anciens et modernes

Author: Kay Staniland

Embroiderers

British Museum Press 2002,

12,00 €

Medievale Libreria

(Pavia, Italie)

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ISBN
9780714120515
Auteur
Author: Kay Staniland
Éditeurs
British Museum Press 2002
Thème
Moda-Tessuti

Description

72 pages. 38 colour and 41 Black and white illustrations. Paperback. BUONE CONDIZIONI. Collana: Medieval Craftsmen. From the back cover: Embroiderers in the Middle Ages were purveyors of wealth and status since they supplied the Church and aristocratic patrons with a splendid variety of vestments and alter cloths, clothes and wall-hangings. Although a common pastime among women, professional embroidery was carried out by both men and women who sometimes operated from family workshops. These could expand significantly in response to great demand, as from a royal patron. But how did they acquire their skills? Were they well paid? What techniques did they employ? Who were their designers? The author answers these and many other questions, reassessing past research and introducing new documentary material, and casts light on the shadowy figures who toiled over the pieces we admire today in churches and museums. With a section explaining and illustrating the techniques, this book will be an invaluable source of information and inspiration tothose interested in the great legacy of medieval embroiderers.