A 1912 French-language study of the Belgian lace industry by Pierre Verhaegen, published for the Belgian Office du Travail in the series 'Les Industries à domicile'. It covers the history of Belgian lace, the regions where it is made, and descriptions of each type (needle lace, Brussels application, Venetian points, Valenciennes, Binche, Mechelen, Lille, Chantilly, blonde, point d'Angleterre, torchon, duchesse). Most of the book is a socio-economic investigation of lace manufacturers, intermediaries (facteurs and convents), working conditions, apprenticeship schools, wages (with extensive survey tables), the truck system, the crisis in the lace trade and its possible future. Illustrated with many photographic plates of lace pieces and lacemakers, and ends with a bibliography, table of figures and analytical index.

Type

Book

Date

1912

Language

French

Pages

353