This beautiful volume showcases a collection of American samplers from the collections of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Massachusetts. Featuring full-color photographs of each of the samplers, as well as detailed historical and artistic analysis, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the art and history of embroidery. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This ...
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This beautiful volume showcases a collection of American samplers from the collections of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Massachusetts. Featuring full-color photographs of each of the samplers, as well as detailed historical and artistic analysis, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the art and history of embroidery. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Near Fine. 0878610553. Hardcover in glossy pictorial boards. No dust jacket. First printing of Pyne Press edition, an unabridged republication of original material published by the Massachusetts Society of the Colonial Dames of America in 1921. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Illustrated throughout. Small 4to. 416 pp. Including index.
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Fine- 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 416 pages, with 76 illustrations in b&w. "Needlework and embroidery were the primary forms of relaxation for most seventeenth century wormen, and almost everything was embroidered. "This book is based on over twenty-five hundred descriiptions of samplers, nearly four hundred pictures of samplers and examination of over 300 hundred actual samplers from the seventeenth and eighteenth century. Also, Registers fo seventeenth, eighteenth, and early nineteenth century samplers, an anthology of sampler verse from 1610 to 1830, a list of early schools and schoolmistresses, and a section on embroidered heraldry with register of embroidered arms, makes this book an invaluable, chronological history of the American sampler." FINE-SOFTCOVER.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
