Animal Embroideries Patterns: From 19th Century Vienna

This book complements Embroideries and Patterns of Nineteenth Century Vienna , Serena's first publication concerning the Nowotny Collection. It also surveys samplers, motifs and decorative patterns, but focuses solely on animal patterns. The embroideries are perfectly reproduced in 208 flawless colour photographs; 41 technical drawings are included in the text. Practical advice is offered which allows any keen embroidery enthusiast to reproduce some of the more spectacular designs.

Rafaella Serena, an expert in and collector of all applied arts, has extensively researched petit-point and cross-stitsh history for more than twenty years. Her interest in the applied arts led her to open the Bottega delle Arti Applicate in Milan where she holds embroidery classes. She is also the author of A Piccoli Punti.