Vienna LNS & Needlework Book

Hi Guys,
OK -- I finally have the book here next to me so that I can tell you a bit
the LNS & the book. First off, the shop info: Ludwig Nowotny
Freisingergasse,4 A 1010 Wien Austria Wien is what Vienna is called in
Austria :-). Internet info is: e-mail to office@nowotny@at web site
http://www.nowotny.at
As I said in my first post, the shop is wonderful. Much to my surprise, DH
took a picture of MOI looking into the front window the evening we found the
shop. I will be putting up some Vienna pics in their own album at Webshots and
I will be sure to include the pc of the shop.
So, to the book, title is Animal Embroideries and Patterns from 19th Century
Vienna -- copyright 2001 by Idearte Srl, via Cappuccio, 18 , 20124 Milan,
Italy. The printing info for this book: Published 2002 by Antique Collector's
Club, Sandy Lane, Old Martlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK. Also shown is
Market Street Industrial Park, Wappinger's Falls, NT 12590, USA (I assume this
is the US importer of the book). The new patterns (made from the old 19th
century designs) are made by Rafella Serena (author of the book), Art Director:
Dondina Assoc. ISBN 1 85149 401 4 and a catalogue number for the book is
available from the British Library.
OK -- so much for the boring but necessary stuff. The book has 237 pages
which includes a one page bibliogrophy. I *think* I have seen this book before
but don't know if it was in a library, book store or LNS this side of the pond.
This is the second book these people have done -- the first was all floral
designs for those interested. The subjects included a children and Animals,
Cats (wouldn't have bought the book if there were no kittes -- lol), Dogs,
Animals of Various Kinds (butterflies, wolves, sheep, working animals, etc.)
Parrots and Other Birds, Horses, Hunting, Fowl, Exotic Animals (lione, tigers,
elephants, other jungle animals). Then there is a section on How to Use the
Patterns, Charts to the Patterns, Bibliogrophy. In the opening section, the
author says "... For this book I have collected a wide number of embroideries
depicting animals. Most of them come from the Nowotny collection in
Vienna...". She goes on to say that the shop began in vienna in 1818 and was
in the same family until 1993 when it was taken over by its current owner,
Annelise von Primavesi. To paraphrase the author, the owners of the shop
commissioned original designs, some from the best painters in Vienna.
What I find most intriguing in the book is that, when possible, the author
will give a picture of a finished piece or the painting it was taken from, then
you see pictures of old original charts and also some pictures of a new chart.
There is a wonderfulpicture of a stag's head chart. It is an original and
looks to be hand painted -- they didn't have the colored pencils we have back
in those days. there are MANY charts for embroidered sllippeers -- something
we don't have any more but still lovely just the same. The photos of the
original patterns show the attribution info on them and several have hand
written notations or numbers, etc. The photos of the original charts show
crease lines and other age related things on them. Not all the pictures have
charts but some of them are so clear that you could use them to stitch from.
Here's another thing I find interesting. I had thought that there was very
little "scenic" cross stitch done back then. I thought most scenic designs
were done in needlepoint and then framed or made into a cushion or those
slippers, etc. But looking at some of these photos, I see that several are
done in cross stitch! There is a lovely picture of a shepherd sitting with his
dogs that is done in cross stitch!
The patterns are all done in black & white symbols and all of the charts are
together, then you have symbol charts in the same order as the patterns were
printed. The author also gives advice on the type of needlework to be used
(cross stitch or petit point [what I personally call needlepoint]) and the type
of fiber to be used.
It is truly a lovely book and is fairly new. Not sure if any of you have
it, if so, I would love to hear what you think of it! It was reasonably
priced, I think, at 47Euros (that's about $60) and is well worth the money! If
anyone is interested in more info, just let me know and I will see if I can
help. CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ Queen of Kitties
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their
WHISKERS!!
Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs!
Online Photos at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

Thanks a bunch for your information on Vien. In case anyone else is
interested, here is the USA website for this book.
http://www.antique-acc.com/ACCUS/aca...tiles_226.html
Rachel in Scottsdale'
"Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply " wrote in
message ...
Hi Guys,
OK -- I finally have the book here next to me so that I can tell you a
bit
the LNS & the book. First off, the shop info: Ludwig Nowotny
Freisingergasse,4 A 1010 Wien Austria Wien is what Vienna is
called in
Austria :-). Internet info is: e-mail to office@nowotny@at web site
http://www.nowotny.at
As I said in my first post, the shop is wonderful. Much to my
surprise, DH
took a picture of MOI looking into the front window the evening we found
the
shop. I will be putting up some Vienna pics in their own album at
Webshots and
I will be sure to include the pc of the shop.
So, to the book, title is Animal Embroideries and Patterns from 19th
Century
Vienna -- copyright 2001 by Idearte Srl, via Cappuccio, 18 , 20124 Milan,
Italy. The printing info for this book: Published 2002 by Antique
Collector's
Club, Sandy Lane, Old Martlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK. Also shown is
Market Street Industrial Park, Wappinger's Falls, NT 12590, USA (I assume
this
is the US importer of the book). The new patterns (made from the old
19th
century designs) are made by Rafella Serena (author of the book), Art
Director:
Dondina Assoc. ISBN 1 85149 401 4 and a catalogue number for the book is
available from the British Library.
OK -- so much for the boring but necessary stuff. The book has 237
pages
which includes a one page bibliogrophy. I *think* I have seen this book
before
but don't know if it was in a library, book store or LNS this side of the
pond.
This is the second book these people have done -- the first was all
floral
designs for those interested. The subjects included a children and
Animals,
Cats (wouldn't have bought the book if there were no kittes -- lol), Dogs,
Animals of Various Kinds (butterflies, wolves, sheep, working animals,
etc.)
Parrots and Other Birds, Horses, Hunting, Fowl, Exotic Animals (lione,
tigers,
elephants, other jungle animals). Then there is a section on How to Use
the
Patterns, Charts to the Patterns, Bibliogrophy. In the opening section,
the
author says "... For this book I have collected a wide number of
embroideries
depicting animals. Most of them come from the Nowotny collection in
Vienna...". She goes on to say that the shop began in vienna in 1818 and
was
in the same family until 1993 when it was taken over by its current owner,
Annelise von Primavesi. To paraphrase the author, the owners of the shop
commissioned original designs, some from the best painters in Vienna.
What I find most intriguing in the book is that, when possible, the
author
will give a picture of a finished piece or the painting it was taken from,
then
you see pictures of old original charts and also some pictures of a new
chart.
There is a wonderfulpicture of a stag's head chart. It is an original
and
looks to be hand painted -- they didn't have the colored pencils we have
back
in those days. there are MANY charts for embroidered sllippeers --
something
we don't have any more but still lovely just the same. The photos of the
original patterns show the attribution info on them and several have hand
written notations or numbers, etc. The photos of the original charts show
crease lines and other age related things on them. Not all the pictures
have
charts but some of them are so clear that you could use them to stitch
from.
Here's another thing I find interesting. I had thought that there was
very
little "scenic" cross stitch done back then. I thought most scenic
designs
were done in needlepoint and then framed or made into a cushion or those
slippers, etc. But looking at some of these photos, I see that several
are
done in cross stitch! There is a lovely picture of a shepherd sitting
with his
dogs that is done in cross stitch!
The patterns are all done in black & white symbols and all of the
charts are
together, then you have symbol charts in the same order as the patterns
were
printed. The author also gives advice on the type of needlework to be
used
(cross stitch or petit point [what I personally call needlepoint]) and the
type
of fiber to be used.
It is truly a lovely book and is fairly new. Not sure if any of you
have
it, if so, I would love to hear what you think of it! It was reasonably
priced, I think, at 47Euros (that's about $60) and is well worth the
money! If
anyone is interested in more info, just let me know and I will see if I
can
help. CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ Queen of Kitties
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their
WHISKERS!!
Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs!
Online Photos at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

Oh brother, that's Wien, not Vien. You'd think I would proofread a foreign
word. :)
Rachel in Scottsdale
"Rachel Duke" wrote in message
...
Thanks a bunch for your information on Vien. In case anyone else is
interested, here is the USA website for this book.
http://www.antique-acc.com/ACCUS/aca...tiles_226.html
Rachel in Scottsdale'

Wow, sounds fabulous! What a great purchase.
:-)
Jeanine in Canada

Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply wrote:

Hi Guys,
OK -- I finally have the book here next to me so that I can tell you a bit
the LNS & the book. First off, the shop info: Ludwig Nowotny
Freisingergasse,4 A 1010 Wien Austria Wien is what Vienna is called in
Austria :-). Internet info is: e-mail to office@nowotny@at web site
http://www.nowotny.at
As I said in my first post, the shop is wonderful. Much to my surprise, DH
took a picture of MOI looking into the front window the evening we found the
shop. I will be putting up some Vienna pics in their own album at Webshots and
I will be sure to include the pc of the shop.
So, to the book, title is Animal Embroideries and Patterns from 19th Century
Vienna -- copyright 2001 by Idearte Srl, via Cappuccio, 18 , 20124 Milan,
Italy. The printing info for this book: Published 2002 by Antique Collector's
Club, Sandy Lane, Old Martlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK. Also shown is
Market Street Industrial Park, Wappinger's Falls, NT 12590, USA (I assume this
is the US importer of the book). The new patterns (made from the old 19th
century designs) are made by Rafella Serena (author of the book), Art Director:
Dondina Assoc. ISBN 1 85149 401 4 and a catalogue number for the book is
available from the British Library.
OK -- so much for the boring but necessary stuff. The book has 237 pages
which includes a one page bibliogrophy. I *think* I have seen this book before
but don't know if it was in a library, book store or LNS this side of the pond.
This is the second book these people have done -- the first was all floral
designs for those interested. The subjects included a children and Animals,
Cats (wouldn't have bought the book if there were no kittes -- lol), Dogs,
Animals of Various Kinds (butterflies, wolves, sheep, working animals, etc.)
Parrots and Other Birds, Horses, Hunting, Fowl, Exotic Animals (lione, tigers,
elephants, other jungle animals). Then there is a section on How to Use the
Patterns, Charts to the Patterns, Bibliogrophy. In the opening section, the
author says "... For this book I have collected a wide number of embroideries
depicting animals. Most of them come from the Nowotny collection in
Vienna...". She goes on to say that the shop began in vienna in 1818 and was
in the same family until 1993 when it was taken over by its current owner,
Annelise von Primavesi. To paraphrase the author, the owners of the shop
commissioned original designs, some from the best painters in Vienna.
What I find most intriguing in the book is that, when possible, the author
will give a picture of a finished piece or the painting it was taken from, then
you see pictures of old original charts and also some pictures of a new chart.
There is a wonderfulpicture of a stag's head chart. It is an original and
looks to be hand painted -- they didn't have the colored pencils we have back
in those days. there are MANY charts for embroidered sllippeers -- something
we don't have any more but still lovely just the same. The photos of the
original patterns show the attribution info on them and several have hand
written notations or numbers, etc. The photos of the original charts show
crease lines and other age related things on them. Not all the pictures have
charts but some of them are so clear that you could use them to stitch from.
Here's another thing I find interesting. I had thought that there was very
little "scenic" cross stitch done back then. I thought most scenic designs
were done in needlepoint and then framed or made into a cushion or those
slippers, etc. But looking at some of these photos, I see that several are
done in cross stitch! There is a lovely picture of a shepherd sitting with his
dogs that is done in cross stitch!
The patterns are all done in black & white symbols and all of the charts are
together, then you have symbol charts in the same order as the patterns were
printed. The author also gives advice on the type of needlework to be used
(cross stitch or petit point [what I personally call needlepoint]) and the type
of fiber to be used.
It is truly a lovely book and is fairly new. Not sure if any of you have
it, if so, I would love to hear what you think of it! It was reasonably
priced, I think, at 47Euros (that's about $60) and is well worth the money! If
anyone is interested in more info, just let me know and I will see if I can
help. CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ Queen of Kitties
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their
WHISKERS!!
Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs!
Online Photos at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

You can also find in on Amazon.com for around $35.00.
Bea

"Rachel Duke" wrote in message
...
Thanks a bunch for your information on Vien. In case
anyone else is
interested, here is the USA website for this book.

http://www.antique-acc.com/ACCUS/aca...tiles_226.html
Rachel in Scottsdale'
"Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply "
wrote in
message
...
Hi Guys,
OK -- I finally have the book here next to me so that
I can tell you a
bit
the LNS & the book. First off, the shop info: Ludwig
Nowotny
Freisingergasse,4 A 1010 Wien Austria Wien is
what Vienna is
called in
Austria :-). Internet info is: e-mail to
office@nowotny@at web site
http://www.nowotny.at
As I said in my first post, the shop is wonderful.
Much to my
surprise, DH
took a picture of MOI looking into the front window the
evening we found
the
shop. I will be putting up some Vienna pics in their
own album at
Webshots and
I will be sure to include the pc of the shop.
So, to the book, title is Animal Embroideries and
Patterns from 19th
Century
Vienna -- copyright 2001 by Idearte Srl, via Cappuccio,
18 , 20124 Milan,
Italy. The printing info for this book: Published 2002
by Antique
Collector's
Club, Sandy Lane, Old Martlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk,
UK. Also shown is
Market Street Industrial Park, Wappinger's Falls, NT
12590, USA (I assume
this
is the US importer of the book). The new patterns
(made from the old
19th
century designs) are made by Rafella Serena (author of
the book), Art
Director:
Dondina Assoc. ISBN 1 85149 401 4 and a catalogue
number for the book is
available from the British Library.
OK -- so much for the boring but necessary stuff.
The book has 237
pages
which includes a one page bibliogrophy. I *think* I
have seen this book
before
but don't know if it was in a library, book store or LNS
this side of the
pond.
This is the second book these people have done -- the
first was all
floral
designs for those interested. The subjects included
a children and
Animals,
Cats (wouldn't have bought the book if there were no
kittes -- lol), Dogs,
Animals of Various Kinds (butterflies, wolves, sheep,
working animals,
etc.)
Parrots and Other Birds, Horses, Hunting, Fowl, Exotic
Animals (lione,
tigers,
elephants, other jungle animals). Then there is a
section on How to Use
the
Patterns, Charts to the Patterns, Bibliogrophy. In the
opening section,
the
author says "... For this book I have collected a wide
number of
embroideries
depicting animals. Most of them come from the Nowotny
collection in
Vienna...". She goes on to say that the shop began in
vienna in 1818 and
was
in the same family until 1993 when it was taken over by
its current owner,
Annelise von Primavesi. To paraphrase the author, the
owners of the shop
commissioned original designs, some from the best
painters in Vienna.
What I find most intriguing in the book is that, when
possible, the
author
will give a picture of a finished piece or the painting
it was taken from,
then
you see pictures of old original charts and also some
pictures of a new
chart.
There is a wonderfulpicture of a stag's head chart. It
is an original
and
looks to be hand painted -- they didn't have the colored
pencils we have
back
in those days. there are MANY charts for embroidered
sllippeers --
something
we don't have any more but still lovely just the same.
The photos of the
original patterns show the attribution info on them and
several have hand
written notations or numbers, etc. The photos of the
original charts show
crease lines and other age related things on them. Not
all the pictures
have
charts but some of them are so clear that you could use
them to stitch
from.
Here's another thing I find interesting. I had
thought that there was
very
little "scenic" cross stitch done back then. I thought
most scenic
designs
were done in needlepoint and then framed or made into a
cushion or those
slippers, etc. But looking at some of these photos, I
see that several
are
done in cross stitch! There is a lovely picture of a
shepherd sitting
with his
dogs that is done in cross stitch!
The patterns are all done in black & white symbols
and all of the
charts are
together, then you have symbol charts in the same order
as the patterns
were
printed. The author also gives advice on the type of
needlework to be
used
(cross stitch or petit point [what I personally call
needlepoint]) and the
type
of fiber to be used.
It is truly a lovely book and is fairly new. Not
sure if any of you
have
it, if so, I would love to hear what you think of it!
It was reasonably
priced, I think, at 47Euros (that's about $60) and is
well worth the
money! If
anyone is interested in more info, just let me know and
I will see if I
can
help. CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ Queen of Kitties
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was
ever said about
their
WHISKERS!!
Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs!
Online Photos at
http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary