The Needlework of Mary Queen of Scots. by Swain, Margaret - 1986

Carlton Bedford: Ruth Bean, 1986. Reprint ed.. Paperback quarto, very good condition, black & white & colour text-photos, minor edgewear, few tiny dents bottom edge cover & first few pages, few tiny creases covers, minor edgewear. 128 pp. This is the first comprehensive study of the Queen of Scots as a needlewoman, describing all the works associated with her, and for the first time every piece marked by her cipher or monogram is illustrated in full. The author, an expert on the history of costume and textiles, constructs a fascinating picture of the quality of life at court in Mary's time. This is not only a significant work in the history of costume and textiles, but sheds a new and interesting light on those aspects of Mary's life about which little is known.