 Samplers
(Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks)
by Carol Humphrey
Cambridge University Press (April 28, 1997)
ISBN-10: 0521575923
Ingram Annotation
This lavishly illustrated book brings together a selection of English
and Continental samplers of outstanding quality and interest. The selection
includes examples from the fifteenth century to the twentieth, showing
the development of techniques and changing fashions in design. It brings
alive the many social reasons for the sampler’s manufacture and
decoration, from providing an early ‘curriculum vitae’ to
illustrating the accomplishments of young ladies. The introduction and
full descriptions explain their significance, style, and materials and
all examples are shown in full colour.
Kitty Kitty:
This was probably my favorite book, there are a wealth of examples and
a lot of different samplers that are not commonly seen in the other books.
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