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The Embroiderers' Guild UK has an exquisite collection of donated textiles - examples of embroidery and lace from many countries and cultures. This book by Dr Annette Colliinge showcases the best of the collection's animal embroideries dating from the 17th century to the present day. Each piece is beautifully photographed and comes with a detailed description including the embroidery technique used, the origin, approximate date, size  and more - and in a very readable format! if you love embroidery and are even just a little interested in historic embroidery, you will enjoy reading this book!