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Excerpt from Embroidery and Lace: Their Manufacture and History From the Remotest Antiquity to the Present Day; A Handbook for Amateurs, Collectors, and General Readers
Lace-making is more fortunate than em broidery in having been historically discussed by many authors, to whom we are indebted for the principal facts which appear in the chapters devoted to this industry; their names are so frequently cited in the course of our remarks, that it seems unnecessary to mention them here. We are none the less indebted to them for assistance in the second part of this work.
We have adopted the classification of needlepoint laces, and those made on the pillow with bobbins; a classification which is of primary importance, and has not been effectually established by writers who have preceded us. This will help readers to detect different makes of laces most diverse in appearance, and it will guard them from confusing one class with the other. Lace is the most poetic of all textile tissues, and has been sung in verse. So far from veiling beauty, it surrounds it with a filmy aureole or environment of such appropriateness as to have inspired many poets. The historian''s duty.
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Lace-making is more fortunate than em broidery in having been historically discussed by many authors, to whom we are indebted for the principal facts which appear in the chapters devoted to this industry; their names are so frequently cited in the course of our remarks, that it seems unnecessary to mention them here. We are none the less indebted to them for assistance in the second part of this work.
We have adopted the classification of needlepoint laces, and those made on the pillow with bobbins; a classification which is of primary importance, and has not been effectually established by writers who have preceded us. This will help readers to detect different makes of laces most diverse in appearance, and it will guard them from confusing one class with the other. Lace is the most poetic of all textile tissues, and has been sung in verse. So far from veiling beauty, it surrounds it with a filmy aureole or environment of such appropriateness as to have inspired many poets. The historian''s duty.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Ernest Lefébure
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ISBN - 9780331716917
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Page Count - 338
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ISBN - 9781330021187
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