A Technical History of the Manufacture of Venetian Laces
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An English translation by Lady Layard of Urbani de Gheltof's technical history of Venetian lace making, covering both needle lace and bobbin (pillow) lace. Chapters take each type in turn: punto tagliato (cut-work), punto a reticello, punto in aria, punto tagliato a fogliami, Burano point, Venice point and bobbin lace. Each gives materials, how to prepare the work and stitch-by-stitch instructions, with numbered line figures of stitches and plates of lace designs. The book also covers the history of the lace and the Burano lace school, and an appendix lists reprinted pattern books.
- Type
- Book
- Date
- 1882
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 96
- Archive notes
- downloaded from archive.org.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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