Five Centuries of European Lace - the Masterpieces

Five Centuries of European Lace - the Masterpieces

An extensive book that was issued to accompany the exhibition of lace, held in Burano, Venice in 1984.

In it, many well known lace specialist describe the development of lace making in each of the European countries, Each is well illustrated with photographs of the lace over the years.

The text is in Italian, English, French and German

A rare book, a must for serious collectors of lace or lace historians - and, indeed, of interest to lace makers in general.

In very good condition. Some bumps to page corners

382 pages. Glossy bound softback

Published by Consorzio Merletti Di Burano, 1984