Shire Book: Samplers

Samplers are not only beautiful, but also provide a record of the lives and skills of the women who worked them, whether produced for educational, religious, or purely decorative purposes. Rebecca Scott provides a detailed social history of samplers and their various roles in women's lives since the seventeenth century. Dimensions: 19.2cm x 25.3cm Softcover. 128 pages. 74 colour illustrations.