A history of hand-made lace : dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace (1900)
Jackson, Emily, 1861- · London : L. Upcott Gill ; New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 26
f the small initialoutlay, the simplicity of the tools required, and the scope for high artistic skill,we are continually finding arrested development and check. Even Venice, the home of lace, was not exempt from legislation which Even Vene- hampered the evolution of lace. tian lace a i i- /->… … Saracenic example of Drawn and Embroidered Linen. Froma Tomb in Egypt, tenth or eleventh century B.C. IO HISTORY OF HAND-MADE LACE. In the 15thcentury thePope per-mitted lace tobe worn. prescribed limit, and the wearing of any coif in gold or silver. Children undertwelve were forbidden to wear…
Lace and lace making
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