The Church Vestments Historic book collection is a great resource for people interested in the artistic history of the clothing and other embroidered pieces that are enmeshed in the ritual of the mass and other services of the church. The 17 books in this collection are a fascinating look at the beautiful creations made through the centuries by artisans for the church. You will learn about and see many examples of beautiful embroidery and needlework used for vestments, emblems badges, banners and all the other cloth decorated items of the church. This heavily illustrated collection will be an excellent addition to your reference collection and provides numerous examples of of high quality embroidery work that you can use for study or as guides for your own projects.
The Church Vestments Historic book collection is a great resource for people interested in the artistic history of the clothing and other embroidered pieces that are enmeshed in the ritual of the mass and other services of the church. The 17 books in this collection are a fascinating look at the beautiful creations made through the centuries by artisans for the church. You will learn about and see many examples of beautiful embroidery and needlework used for vestments, emblems badges, banners and all the other cloth decorated items of the church. This heavily illustrated collection will be an excellent addition to your reference collection and provides numerous examples of of high quality embroidery work that you can use for study or as guides for your own projects.
All the titles contained on this CD are listed below.
Here are some images from a few of the books:
This CD runs on all Windows and Macintosh computers. You must have a web browser and Adobe Acrobat Reader - (available for free download if you do not have it installed on your computer.) The book index is organized in an HTML menu that is compatible with all browsers and the books themselves are in PDF format to allow them to be universally accessed. Many books on this CD are searchable and printable.