Project Gutenberg 2009-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 205 Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess 1817 1888 Needlework As Art Produced by Julia Miller, jenniemuse, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Needlework As Art" by Viscountess Marianne Margaret Compton Cust Alford is a scholarly exploration of decorative embroidery and its significance as an art form, written in the late 19th century. In this work, the author aims to elevate the perception of needlework from a mere craft to a respected artistic discipline, paralleling it with other forms of fine art. Alford seeks to trace the historical development of needlework styles and techniques while emphasizing their aesthetic and cultural importance throughout history. The opening of the book introduces the author's purpose and the breadth of her study, reflecting on the long-established roots of needlework as an art form that has historically been undervalued. Alford discusses how needlework interweaves with cultural and artistic history, drawing connections between different civilizations and their contributions to the art of embroidery. She highlights that the aim of her writing is not only to fill a gap in existing literature but to inspire both scholars and practitioners to appreciate and advance the field further. The text sets up a thorough examination of styles, designs, materials, and techniques used in needlework, suggesting that it holds equal weight alongside more traditionally recognized arts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Needlework NK Text Crafts Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Other 1236806 1236816 2024-09-13T05:29:37.144644 2023-09-13T10:23:24.348237 text/html text/html 1251443 2009-11-14T12:16:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 14333756 2009-11-14T12:17:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 14515391 2024-09-13T05:30:13.609472 application/epub+zip 14497673 2024-09-13T05:29:45.874622 application/epub+zip 503477 2024-09-13T05:29:40.001605 application/epub+zip 15813625 2024-09-13T05:30:30.306842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 15697811 2024-09-13T05:30:05.070487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 856251 2022-09-14T06:27:53.622267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 899962 2024-09-13T05:29:32.396669 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 899541 2009-11-14T12:16:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 348844 2009-11-14T12:17:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 899353 2009-11-14T12:17:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 348493 2009-11-14T12:17:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 899599 2009-11-14T12:17:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 348017 2009-11-14T12:17:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21815 2024-09-13T05:30:30.585882 application/rdf+xml 13994 2024-09-13T05:29:40.609582 image/jpeg 3525 2024-09-13T05:29:40.333649 image/jpeg 14456711 2024-09-13T05:29:37.713642 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia