Opus Anglicanum
«Tanya Bentham covers everything in detail – from materials and tools, to embroidering with silk thread (drawing upon the original techniques used by Medieval stitchers). The result is a comprehensive guide to creating your own Medieval stitched masterpiece.»
Textile Art Magazine - Embroidery
Opus Anglicanum, 'English work', was one of the high arts of the Middle Ages, treasured and traded by princes and bishops across Europe. This practical guide explains how just two seemingly simple stitches - split stitch and underside couching - can give extraordinarily complex and sophisticated results that exploit the qualities of silk and gold thread. Les mer
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The book concentrates on the heyday of Opus Anglicanum, from the twelfth century to the fourteenth, when mastery of this art was at its height.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- The Crowood Press Ltd
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781785008962
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 26 x 22 cm
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«Tanya Bentham covers everything in detail – from materials and tools, to embroidering with silk thread (drawing upon the original techniques used by Medieval stitchers). The result is a comprehensive guide to creating your own Medieval stitched masterpiece.»
Textile Art Magazine - Embroidery
«This book is a 'Must-Have' for medieval-inspired embroiderers.»
Anne Webber, Book Threads reviewer, Book Threads, SEW Region magazine