History of Lace by Bury Palliser - 2012

Dover Publications, Incorporated, 2012. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Dover Publications, 3/16/2012 12:00:01 A. paperback. Good. 1.4173 in x 9.1339 in x 6.2205 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

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Cover has some wear along the edges. Front, right, top corner is creased. There is a sticker on the back from a previous retailer. Binding are tight. Pages have some browning. Page edges have some dirt. No writing noted. Non smoking environment.Lace developed prior to the 16th Century from the drawn work, cutwork and lacis (darning on squares of net) that evolved out of centuries of embroidery and needlework. Traces of elaborate netting have been found in the tombs of ancient Egypt: the Bible mentions ". . . fine twisted linen wrought with needlework. . .: and centuries-old Scandinavian buria2l chambers have yielded fragments of gold lace.

Mineola, NY: Dover Publications Inc, 1984. Unabridged Repub. Some edge wear, overall content excellent. Paperback. 8vo. 2 Pgs.. Nr Fine. History of Lace by Mrs Bury Palliser. Published by Dover Publications Inc, Mineola, NY, 1984. Unabridged Republication. Paperback. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Some edge wear, overall content excellent. 536 Pgs. ISBN 0486247422. LCCN 84-6088. With 266 illustrations. Entirely revised, rewritten, and enlarged under the editorship of M. Jourdain and Alice Dryden. Unabridged republication of the fourth edition published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1911. Combining meticulous research with a concise readable style the author traces the history of lace-making in Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Flanders, France, England, Scotland, Ireland and other lands. In addition to detailing the development of the lace itself, the author acquaints us with the social, cultural and economic conditions that affected it manufacture. Many of the… Read More

Dover Publications, 2012-03-16. Paperback. Like New.

Good condition, with some green highlighting throughout, some scuffing and creasing to covers, around edges. Dover Publications, 1984. 536 pp. With 266 illustrations.