Encyclopedia of Embroidery from Scandinavia and Western Europe

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 been producing domestic and professional embroidery to decorate themselves, their families, clients, homes and public spaces. Embroidery is an expression of artistic, personal, family, regional and even political creativity which has played an important role in the social and cultural lives of people throughout this region. It has also reflected economic and political changes over time as well as social, religious and artistic contexts.With 76 chapters and 634 illustrations (554 in colour) of clothes, accessories and decorated soft furnishings (floor coverings, wall hangings, curtains, bed linen), this Encyclopedia is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of the subject.This volume is part of the Bloomsbury World Encyclopedia of Embroidery series. The first volume, on embroidery from the Arab World, won the 2017 Dartmouth Medal, awarded by the American Library Association for a reference work of outstanding quality and significance.>

Préface
This 688-page reference work documents and illustrates the heritage of embroidery across Western Europe and Scandinavia from the Bronze Age to the present day.

Auteur
Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood is Director of the Textile Research Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands. She is the author of Tutankhamun's Wardrobe: Garments from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (1999) and co-author of The Ancient Textile Industry at Amarna (2001). Willem Vogelsang is Former Deputy Director of the International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Contenu
Preface
Acknowledgements

SECTION ONE: Background Information

1. Introduction
2. Fibres, Threads and Ground Materials
3. Tools and Equipment
4. The Main Hand Embroidery Techniques
5. Embroidered Laces
6. Embroidery Machines
7. Designers and Designs
8. Royal Courts
9. The Western Christian Churches

SECTION TWO: Early Medieval Embroidery from Archaeological Sources

10. Early Scandinavian Embroideries
11. Early Medieval British Embroideries
12. Early Medieval Embroideries from France and the Low Countries

SECTION THREE: Later Medieval Embroideries

13. Middle and Late Medieval Embroidery
14. The Bayeux Tapestry
15. Thomas Becket
16. Opus Embroidery
17. Opus Anglicanum
18. Quilted Armour
19. Embroidered Purses and Bags
20. Embroidered Lacis and Filet
21. Medieval Icelandic Embroidery
22. Medieval Germanic Embroidery
23. Medieval Embroidery from the Low Countries
24. Late Medieval French Embroidery
25. Early Embroidery from Switzerland
26. Embroidered Manuscripts
27. Late Medieval Italian Embroidery
28. The Tristan and Guicciardi Quilts
29. Bargello Work
30. Medieval Spanish Embroidery

SECTION FOUR: Renaissance and Later Embroideries (15th -18th Centuries)

31. Early Embroidery Pattern Books
32. Embroidered Book Bindings
33. Coffin Shields and Funerary Flags
34. Blackwork
35. Snapshot: Embroidered Indoor Caps
36. Hardwick Hall
37. Swedish Royal Embroidery
38. The Doublets of Princess Katarina of Sweden
39. English Stumpwork
40. Crewel Work
41. Embroidered Furnishings
42. European Jewish Embroidery
43. Quilted Garments for Women
44. Coats and Waistcoats for Men
45. Dress Accessories
46. Samples and Samplers
47. Cross Stitch
48. Whitework

SECTION FIVE: Nineteenth Century and Later Embroidery

49. Military and Civil Uniforms
50. Snapshot: Embroidery and Slavery
51. Needle Painting
52. From Berlin Wool Work to Arts and Crafts
53. Writers and Publications on Embroidery
54. Snapshot: Embroidery in Schools
55. Embroidery and War
56. Monumental Embroideries
57. Embroidery in Modern Times

SECTION SIX: Regional Embroidery from Scandinavia

58. Embroidery from Iceland
59. Embroidery from Norway
60. Embroidery from Sweden
61. Embroidery from Denmark

SECTION SEVEN: Urban and Regional Embroidery from Western Europe

62. Smock-frocks from Great Britain
63. Embroidery and Laces from Ireland
64. Regional Embroidery from the Netherlands
65. Embroidery from Belgium and Luxembourg
66. Regional Embroidery from France
67. The French Fashion Industry
68. Regional Embroidery from Germany
69. Snapshot: Embroidered Lederhosen
70. Regional Embroidery from Switzerland
71. Swiss Whitework

SECTION EIGHT: Urban and Regional Embroidery from Southern Europe

72. Embroidery Styles from Italy
73. Embroidery from Spain
74. Snapshot: Gold Embroidery from Spain (Caroline Stone)
75. Embroidery from Portugal (with Ana Peres)
76. Snapshot: Tapete de Arraiolos (with Rui Lobo)

SECTION NINE: Appendices
Appendix 1a: List of Stitches with Drawings
Appendix 1b: Alphabetical List of Stitches

Bibliography
Index