The Subversive Stitch, Embroidery in Women’s Lives 1300 – 1900 and Women and Textiles Today : Selected by Pennina Barnett

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Author	Selected by Pennina Barnett
Format	Paperback
Weight	310
Condition	Very Good
Date	1988
Publisher	Whitworth and Cornerhouse Gallery, Manchester, UK
Pages	60
Dimensions	21 x 1 x 29 cm

SKU cb135-225-0805 Categories Books, Art & Design

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