Old World Lace or A Guide for the Lace Lover
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A 1920 illustrated guide to the historic laces of Europe for collectors and lovers of lace. It opens with an introduction distinguishing needle lace from bobbin lace, then surveys laces by country: Italy (Reticello, Punto in Aria, Venetian points, Milan, Genoese, Burano, Macramé), Flanders (Guipure, Mechlin, Antwerp, Point d'Angleterre, Binche, Duchesse, Brussels), France (Alençon, Argentan, Valenciennes, Lille, Chantilly), Spain, England and Ireland (Irish crochet, Limerick). Numbered photographic plates show specimens with period captions, and the book ends with a glossary of grounds and an index.
- Type
- Book
- Date
- 1920
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 82
- Archive notes
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