Ecclesiastical Pomp & Aristocratic Circumstance

A Thousand Years of Brocaded Tabletwoven Bands. by Nancy Spies. The author details the history of the craft of brocaded tablet weaving from the sixth to the sixteenth century. It analysis data from bands, including their metallic and fiber content. It presents examples of tablet weaving in literature and art and describes the types of patterns and where they were produced. 314 pages, softcover. $40.00