BOOKS by Marianne Ellis

Ottoman Embroidery more books like this

by Marianne Ellis, Jennifer Mary Wearden

This book is a celebration of the extensive collection of Ottoman embroidery at the V and A which ranges from the middle of the 16th century to 1900. In addition to illustrating over 100 major pieces, an introductory text puts the collection in context, explaining who the Ottomans were and their impact on Europe. The embroideries themselves ...

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Embroideries & Samplers from Islamic Egypt more books like this

by Marianne Ellis, Ashmolean Museum

One of the world's most important collections of medieval Islamic embroideries is to be found in the Department of Eastern Art in Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum. The textiles were collected by the Egyptologist Percy Newberry between 1900 and 1930, while he was living in Cairo. Most of the embroideries were made in Egypt or Syria, they were ...

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