A comprehensive history of hand-made lace by Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson with E. Jesurum, covering lace from its early evolution through the nineteenth century. Chapters treat medieval, seventeenth-, eighteenth- and nineteenth-century lace, ecclesiastical lace, lace fans, peasant laces, transport and care of lace, restoration, and the literature of lace. A long alphabetical Dictionary of Lace describes named laces and centres (Alençon, Brussels, Honiton, Valenciennes, Venetian and others), followed by a glossary of terms and an index. It is illustrated with many photographic plates of lace specimens, portraits showing lace, and a song score, 'Nenia', written for lace-makers.