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History of Lace — Bury, Mrs. Palliser

History of Lace

Bury, Mrs. Palliser

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 779 pages

"History of Lace" is a classic historical survey of lace-making, its origins, techniques, and development across Europe. This revised edition, with many illustrations, explores lace in countries such as Italy, Spain, England, and Ireland. It is valuable for anyone interested in textile arts, fashion history, and decorative crafts.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Illustrations
  3. I. Needlework
  4. II. Cut-work
  5. III. Lace
  6. IV. Italy
  7. V. Greece
  8. VI. Spain
  9. VII. Flanders
  10. VIII. France to Louis XIV
  11. IX. Louis XIV
  12. X. Louis XIV continued
  13. XI. Louis XV
  14. XII. Louis XVI. to the Empire.
  15. XIII. The Lace Manufactures of France
  16. XIV. Argentan
  17. XV. Isle de France: Paris
  18. XVI. Normandy
  19. XVII. Valenciennes
  20. XVIII. Auvergne and Vélay
  21. XIX. Limousin
  22. XX. Holland, Germany, etc.
  23. XXI. Denmark, Sweden and Russia
  24. XXII. England to Queen Elizabeth
  25. XXIII. Queen Elizabeth
  26. XXIV. James I. to the Restoration
  27. XXV. Charles II. to the House of Hanover
  28. XXVI. George I. and II.
  29. XXVII. Smuggling
  30. XXVIII. George III.

and 11 more chapters

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