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This book offers an introduction to the internationally renowned collection of European embroideries in the Burrell Collection, Glasgow. Richly illustrated and written for a general interest adult audience, it features over 60 objects, each shown in full colour, with close-up images of details. The embroideries are highlights from a collection of more than 300 objects, and date from the medieval period to the eighteenth century. The accessible text gives an insight into their designs and themes, the techniques used to make them and the historical contexts in which they were created. The varied selection includes ecclesiastical vestments, secular garments and accessories, furnishings, embroidered panels, samplers, boxes and decorative items, and objects with royal connections.

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Rebecca Quinton is the Curator for European Dress and Textiles at Glasgow Life Museums. Her research interests include British embroideries and nineteenth-century dress and textile manufacturers in Glasgow and west Scotland, and she is the author of, and contributing author to, several books on her subject area.

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