Ricci, Elisa · London, W. Heinemann; Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott company · leaf 133
e had heard — or were telling — the truth! Anyhow, Borro did not flourish before 1590, half a century after the date of the introduction of bobbin-lace by Venetian merchants into Switzerland; it is no great stretch of imagination to suppose they may have taken Genoa on their way to Zurich. Once… … No, 117 — Bobbin-face insertion made from reticello design. The Ida Schiff Collection, Florence. ever published at Genoa; nor does any explanatory document dated earlier than Soprani’s come to our assistance, It is a well-known fact that « lamination and spinning of gold thread flou- rished…
Lace and lace making -- Italy
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