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Evidence To Explore Women's Share In Medieval Embroidery

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Medieval embroidery was not only beautiful and much prized in its day, but it also had close links with other major medieval art forms such as illuminated manuscripts and tapestries, for there are frequent examples of the borrowing of motifs and designs among the various practitioners. Besides its possible interest for historians of medieval art, embroidery also had a widely recognised social significance during this period. My particular interest in what medieval women were actually doing, what influence they had and how they exercised it, sparked my desire to explore women’s share in medieval embroidery. It seemed worthwhile to discover the uses to which it was put and its contemporary value. Because it was popular through the whole medieval
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