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Rachel Pollack
Garden of Love: Embroidered treasures from 17th-century England
Shakespeare and Beyond
Garden of Love: Embroidered treasures from 17th-century England
The language of botanicals can be found in some of the smallest treasures to survive the 17th century, such as embroidered boxes.
Embroidering the crown: Needlework in the English royal court
Shakespeare and Beyond
Embroidering the crown: Needlework in the English royal court
Rachel Pollack writes about early modern English embroideries and the stories they depict, such as the classical myth of Hero and Leander.