Embroidery art in the Middle Ages

This book takes us back to the Middle Ages so that we may discover the rich tresures of this long period that witnessed the birth of France and Europe.

Throughout the book, a unicorn guides us through ten centuries that marked our history with the construction of castles, cities and cathedrals and the birth of royalty, chilvary, education and agriculture.

Each work of art is presented on the right-hand page, and the reader can open a little book on the left-hand page that provides details and commentary on the history of the piece. There are colour reproductions of thirty masterpieces from the collections of museums such as the Louvre, Cluny and Chantilly.

French