Embroidery: A History
Warner, Pamela
Batsford, London, 1991
ISBN# 0 7134 6106 3
A wonderful survey of embroidery with over half the book on pre-1600 items. Good pics and drawings of a number of extant pieces. This book is hard to get as it is one of the required reading books for City and Guilds, but well worth the effort to find. SB
Beginner