Brief Guide to Persian Embroideries - Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Textiles

Download or read book Brief Guide to Persian Embroideries - Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Textiles written by Anon and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains a short guide to Persian embroidery published by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. With information on dates, origin, material, and technique, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in historical embroidery, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: “Embroidery”, “Prefatory Notes”, “Photographs”, “Brief Guide to the Persian Embroideries”, and “Descriptions of Plates”. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on embroidery.