Wednesday 21 March 2018 at 18:14
Fashionable in the 16th and 17th century, the art of embroidering unique covers for books saw a comeback in late 19th-century England, from the middle-class drawing room to the Arts and Crafts movement. Jessica Roberson explores the bibliomania, patriotism, and issues around gender so central to the revival.
Source: http://publicdomainreview.org/2018/03/21/pens-and-needles-reviving-book-embroidery-in-victorian-england/