Collection de broderies anciennes
Collection de broderies anciennes is a 1907 plate book of old embroidered church textiles, published in Barcelona by Thomas and compiled by Célestin Dupont for collectors and students of ecclesiastical needlework. Its plates show embroidered panels, a shield-shaped medallion with a seated saint, a vestment with panelled figures, and a narrow strip with figures in arched frames, all rendered as black-and-white photographs in which the fine gold and silver thread texture is clearly visible. A designer could take from them the dense scrolling foliage, cartouche framing and symmetrical panel layouts of Renaissance and Baroque embroidery.
