An English translation by Lady Layard of G. M. Urbani de Gheltof's technical history of Venetian lace, printed in Venice in 1888. Each chapter covers one type of lace (punto tagliato, punto a reticello, punto in aria, punto tagliato a fogliami, Burano point, Venice point, and bobbin lace), with a historical sketch and step-by-step working instructions, materials lists, and numbered figures of stitches and patterns. An appendix describes the founding and organization of the Burano lace school. Plates reproduce lace patterns and photographs of lace.