Hints on Ornamental Needlework as Applied to Ecclesiastical PurposesJames Burns, Portman Street. Rugeley: J.T. Walters, 1843 - 58 pages |
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... copes , all of which admitted of the most elaborate embroidery ; for the Processions there were needed banners and streamers , and canopies for the Host , on the former of which were worked figures of the Virgin Mary , and the Saints ...
... copes , all of which admitted of the most elaborate embroidery ; for the Processions there were needed banners and streamers , and canopies for the Host , on the former of which were worked figures of the Virgin Mary , and the Saints ...
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... of white damask bordered with green velvet ; and a third is a suit of crimson velvet . There are copes of cloth of tissue , of red and blue velvet B 2 " branched with gold , " of blue satin , ECCLESIASTICAL NEEDLEWORK . 3.
... of white damask bordered with green velvet ; and a third is a suit of crimson velvet . There are copes of cloth of tissue , of red and blue velvet B 2 " branched with gold , " of blue satin , ECCLESIASTICAL NEEDLEWORK . 3.
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... cope , or embroidered altar - cloth , or dainty hanging , trans- ferred from its proper place , and made a carpet for the withdrawing room , or a coverlet for the bed- chamber of the mistress of the house . " Private men's 66 halles ...
... cope , or embroidered altar - cloth , or dainty hanging , trans- ferred from its proper place , and made a carpet for the withdrawing room , or a coverlet for the bed- chamber of the mistress of the house . " Private men's 66 halles ...
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... copes , instead of carpets , and coverlets . Many drank at their daily meals in chalices : and no wonder , if , in proportion , it came to the share of their horses to be watered in rich coffins of marble . And , as if first laying of ...
... copes , instead of carpets , and coverlets . Many drank at their daily meals in chalices : and no wonder , if , in proportion , it came to the share of their horses to be watered in rich coffins of marble . And , as if first laying of ...
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... copes , I believe , still remaining in Westminster Abbey , and which I think are worn by the Canons at Coronations ; but these are probably not older than the time of Charles II . - Whether the ancient vestments of a similar description ...
... copes , I believe , still remaining in Westminster Abbey , and which I think are worn by the Canons at Coronations ; but these are probably not older than the time of Charles II . - Whether the ancient vestments of a similar description ...
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admirably adapted Agnus Agnus Dei Altar carpet Altar-cloth Altar-Table ancient antependium applied to Ecclesiastical Architecture beautiful Berlin patterns blue velvet border Camden Society canvass Catechism Cathedral century Chapel Choir Christian church-furniture Clergy Communion table copes copy cover crimson cross-stitch cushions DECORATIVE NEEDLEWORK duced ECCLESIASTICAL NEEDLEWORK Ecclesiastical Purposes Edition effect emblems embroidered embroidery encaustic tiles Eucharist exquisite taste F. E. PAGET fald-stool fcap flowers Frontal furniture gold Gothic green velvet hangings HINTS ON ECCLESIASTICAL idolatry introduced J. T. WALTERS JAMES BURNS JOHN THOMAS WALTERS kind labour lace Ladies little book LONDON Melford mental needlework mey Jhu mey monogram needle orna ORNAMENTAL NEEDLEWORK pannels pede-cloth perhaps present printed PUBLISHED pues Pugin's pulpit reader reading-pue Reformation representation rich RUGELEY sacred edifices seen shading Specimen stained glass stitch stone style tapestry things tion various colours vestments volume whole surface Wood Cuts Woodcuts of Patterns
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Page 12 - And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen. And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats
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Page 27 - Communion, we appoint that the same Tables shall from time to time be kept and repaired in sufficient and seemly manner, and covered in time of Divine Service with a carpet of silk or other decent stuff thought meet by the Ordinary of the place, if any question be made of it, and with a fair linen cloth at the time of the ministration as becometh that Table, and so stand, saving when the said holy Communion is to be administered.
Page 6 - King's present occasions) and profitably be recovered ; for private men's halls were hung with altar cloths, their tables and beds covered with copes instead of carpets and coverlets. Many drank at their daily meals in chalices, and no wonder if, in proportion, it came to the share of their horses to be watered in rich coffins of marble...
Page 37 - It is not unusual for modern artists to decry the ancient system of decorating churches with much painting ; but those who raise these objections seem to forget that what is technically termed keeping, is quite as requisite in a building as in a picture. The moment colour is introduced in the windows, the rest of the ornaments must correspond,— the ceiling, the floor, all must bear their part in the general effect. A stained window in a white church is a mere spot, which, by its richness, serves...
Page 37 - ... the ceiling, the floor, all must bear their part in the general effect. A stained window in a white church is a mere spot, which, by its richness, serves only to exhibit in a more striking manner the poverty of the rest of the building. In the old churches, the azure and gilt ceiling, the encrusted tiles of various colours, the frescoes on the walls, the heraldic charges, the costly hangings of the altars, the variegated glass, all harmonized together, and formed a splendid whole, which can only...
Page 6 - It was a sorry house, and not worth the naming, which had not somewhat of this furniture in it, though it were only a fair large cushion, made of a cope, or...
Page 22 - ... needlework, the writer most justly remarks : " We may be allowed to ask, would not the time and ingenuity spent on worsted-work, satin-stitch, bead-work, and the like frivolities, be better employed if it were occupied in preparing an offering to God, for the adornment of His holy dwelling places ? Hour after hour is cheerfully sacrificed in the preparation of useless trifles for those charity bazaars, which would fain teach us that we can serve God and mammon : no time is then thought too much,...