Embroideries & Patterns from 19th Century Vienna (Embroideries & patterns from nineteenth century Vienna from the Nowotny collection) Hardcover – December 13, 2006 by Raffaella Serena ( Antique Collectors Club)

A collection of embroideries and Patterns from 19th Century Vienna in this book are shown as samplers motifs and decorative patterns such as garlands, flowers, animals and landscapes. The most significant patterns of the collections are integrated with other examples drawn from different sources in order to a give a more rounded and complete historical and stylistic account of the period under consideration.

Embroideries and Patterns from 19th Century Vienna is the first book devoted entirely to the petit-point of nineteenth century Vienna. Raffaella Serena surveys samplers motifs and decorative patterns such as garlands, flowers, animals and landscapes. The most significant patterns of the Nowotny collections are integrated with other examples drawn from different sources in order to a give a more rounded and complete historical and stylistic account of the period under consideration.