Author : Mrs. Bury Palliser
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 35,3 MB
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0486247422
Book Description
Definitive, profusely illustrated history traces development of lace from earliest times to late 19th century. Laces of Italy, Greece, England, France, Flanders, Spain, Scotland, Ireland, many other lands. Scholarly, erudite treatment of reticella, point de France, Valenciennes, Chantilly, point d'Espagne, host of other varieties. Landmark of 19th-century scholarship revised and enlarged in 1901. 266 illustrations.