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History of lace (1902)

Palliser, Bury, Mrs., 1805-1878, Jourdain, Margaret, Dryden, Alice · New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 112

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BURANO Point.—(Late 18th century.) This charitable movement resulted in the collection of a fundof money, which sufficed to relieve the immediate distressand leave a surplus for the establishment of a local industryto increase the resources of the Burano population. Unfortunately, the industry at… … Tu face page 60. VENICE 61 that of making fishermens nets, gave no practical result, thefishermen being too poor to buy the nets. It was then thata suggestion was made by Signor Fambri that an efibrtshould be made to revive the ancient industry of lace-making, and Princess Chigi-Giovanelli and the…

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