Encyclopedia of Embroidery from Scandinavia and Western Europe

by Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood and Willem Vogelsang

This is the first reference work to describe the history of embroidery throughout Scandinavia and Western Europe from the Bronze Age to the present day. It offers an authoritative guide to all the major embroidery traditions of the region and a detailed examination of the material, technical, artistic and design aspects of the subject, including its modern-day uses.

For millennia, the peoples of Scandinavia and Western Europe have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350146722
• ISBN13: 9781350146723
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Length: 664 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.3" x 10.6"