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 When This You See Remember Me: Samplers-A Childhood Legacy
The title of the newest exhibition catalogue from Witney Antiques is found on many samplers from the 17th through the 19th centuries. This new exhibition runs from October 15th until November 3rd, 2001. The catalogue is in full color, 47 pages, $32.00
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Restoration London:
Engaging Anecdotes and Tantalizing Trivia from the Most Magnificent and Renowned City of Europe
by Liza Picard.
The author takes the "boring" out of history and
puts the people in. Here is 17th century London
as you've never seen it: a fascinating look at
everyday life in the city during that time.
Using diaries, almanacs, newspapers, advice
books, government papers, personal documents,
and more, Picard brilliantly portrays the human
side of both ordinary daily living and
catastrophic events. We see a fire out of
control, leaving a great and prosperous city
buried in its own ruins. We witness an enormous
rebuilding, with determination from the people
and a Proclamation from Charles II that London
would be "a much more beautiful city than that
consumed." From the splendor of lovely English
gardens to pollution-filled air and streets
clogged with waste and rubbish; from graceful
living, fashionable clothes and elegant decor,
to medical risks, plagues, accidents, and early
deaths, this unique book describes the simple
pleasures and the overwhelming difficulties of
the time. Paperback, 330 pages, $14.00
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 PARADISE
REVISITED:
Three Hundred Years of Samplers and Historic EmbroideriesA new exhibition catalogue for 2000, from Witney Antiques in England. The theme for the exhibition, and this gorgeous full-color catalogue, is Paradise Revisited, which explores needleworks featuring the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve, and all creatures great and small. Included are some exceptional needleworks including a very rare early 17th century cutwork band sampler, the lower panel depicting Adam and Eve, and the serpent coiling around the Tree of Life. In contrast, there is also an 18th century silk embroidery featuring a shepherdess in an exotic landscape reminiscent of the Garden of Earthly Delights. Approximately fifty pieces are featured. Softbound, full color,$34.00
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ANTIQUE LACE: IDENTIFYING
TYPES AND TECHNIQUES
(With Price Guide) by
Heather Toomer
 Lace
can be classified by type and its date and
place of origin often can be identified; but
in the absence of marks giving maker or
date, lace must be judged on its technical
features and style. This new edition
gathers fascinating and useful information
in an easy to read and well organized text
that covers needlepoint laces, embroideries,
lace knitting and tatting and bobbin laces,
made in Europe from the 16th to the 19th
century. Hardbound, lavishly illustrated in
color, 248 pages, $49.95
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