Animal Embroideries & Patterns: From 19th Century Vienna [Hardcover]

Raffaella Serena (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 13, 2006

This book complements Embroideries and Patterns of Nineteenth Century Vienna , Serena's first publication concerning the Nowotny Collection. It also surveys samplers, motifs and decorative patterns, but focuses solely on animal patterns. The embroideries are perfectly reproduced in 208 flawless colour photographs; 41 technical drawings are included in the text. Practical advice is offered which allows any keen embroidery enthusiast to reproduce some of the more spectacular designs.

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About the Author

Rafaella Serena, an expert in and collector of all applied arts, has extensively researched petit-point and cross-stitsh history for more than twenty years. Her interest in the applied arts led her to open the Bottega delle Arti Applicate in Milan where she holds embroidery classes. She is also the author of A Piccoli Punti.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Dist (December 13, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1851494014
• ISBN-13: 978-1851494019
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #499,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Raffaella Serena has out-done herself with this book!, July 14, 2002

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Karen R. Mccaffrey (Petoskey, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animal Embroideries & Patterns: From 19th Century Vienna (Hardcover)

This is a wonderful book! Like her other books, it is filled with page after page of colorful Berlin work charts, in different
categories such as Cats, Dogs, Horses, Exotic Animals, Birds, etc. My favorite is the category of Children with Animals.
The best thing is the section of black and white charts at the
back of the book, I counted 40 of them! They are clear and easy
to use, and coded for DMC floss, and DMC wool. I have all of
Raffaella's books, and this may very well be her best. I can
only hope that she will continue to produce more books like these!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Star in my collection, October 30, 2006

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Diane Diane "the Librarian" (Lynchburg, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animal Embroideries & Patterns: From 19th Century Vienna (Hardcover)

This is the book I've been searching for. I love the colorful Berlin charts of the past, yet they are impossible to find today. The black and white charts at the back of the book have been modernized with DMC floss colors, and are priceless in my opinion. This book, along with Raffaella's other title, Embroideries & Patterns of Ninteenth Century Vienna, are stars in my extensive needlework collection.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST!, July 18, 2007

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John P. O'leary - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animal Embroideries & Patterns: From 19th Century Vienna (Hardcover)

This book is an absolute must for all who are interested in Nineteenth Century European embroidery on canvas. There are many charted designs included, but many other illustrations are large and detailed enough to serve as charts in themselves. Even better than Embroideries and Patterns from 19th Century Vienna, and that's saying a lot!