The Art & Craft of Old Lace
by Freiherr Alfred von Henneberg
A magnificent work on the history and development of lace around the world, covering the period from ancient times until the time of the French Revolution - that is, the end of the 18th Century.
The early sections of the book describe the origins and development of lace through the various eras, the characteristics and construction of lace of various types and the methods used
There follows a large number of photographic illustrations which illustrate the types, techniques and trends over time. Each image has a description in English,German,French and Italian.
This book is a must for any serious collector of lace or lace historian.
In essentially as-new condition.
Large format (330mm x 250mm - 13in x 10in), 182 pages, cloth bound with jacket.
First published in 1931, by Batsford in London and E Weyhe in New York
English text only (except for photograph captions, which are in 4 languages (see above)
This edition published by Lacis Publications, 1999
ISBN 1-891656-10-4