Lace - the Elegant Web
- by Janine Montupet & Ghislaine Schoeller
A beautifully presented book. Surveys the history and development of lace from the 16th Century to the advent of mechanisation.
It covers lace from the traditional lace centres across Europe and from other places in the world; using historical examples from each.
It is beautifully illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs of lace and lace shown in paintings
English language edition in excellent, as-new condition.
192 pages, hardback with jacket.
Published by Harry N Abrams, New York, 1990
ISBN 0-8109-3553-8