Old Handmade Lace, With a Dictionary of Lace

Old Handmade Lace, With a Dictionary of Lace by Mrs. F Nevill Jackson. Published by Dover Publications Inc, Mineola, NY, 1987. Unabridged Republication. Paperback. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: VG. Orig owners address label inside front cover. Edge wear to covers, small stain bottom edge near spine back cover & last 50+/- pgs. 245 Pgs. ISBN 0486253090. LCCN 86-24194. With supplementary information by Ernesto Jesurum. This turn-of-the-century history of lace traces the origins and evolution of this time-honored craft. The text spans centuries of lacemaking, from specimens found in Egyptian and Greco-Roman Tombs, through the medieval period, to late 19th century patterns worked into cut linen and embroidery. Discussed are the origins of lace, the growth of great lacemaking centers, modes of manufacture and methods of identifying and caring for various kinds of lace. Over 200 illustrations of delicate, antique lace complement this thorough and authoritative study and include reproductions of elaborate Elizabethan ruffs, a Brussels lace flounce, a headdress of Irish needlepoint lace, and 18th century wedding veil and a linen collar embellished with Venetian lace. Unabridged republication of A History of Hand-Made Lace, published in 1900 in London and by Charles Scribner's Sons, NY. Description text copyright 2011 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 25548.