Excerpt from The Lace Dictionary: Including Historic and Commercial Terms, Technical Terms, Native and Foreign
It 'is unfortunate that lace terms are very con fusing because so frequently coined arbitrarily and without any reason and the list multiplied beyond all calculation by adjective and geographical terms and their foreign equivalents.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is an extensive dictionary of over 8000 entries covering the history, terminology, and techniques of lace and lacework. The author divides lace into 8 primary types, including needlepoint, bobbin, and machine lace. Within each entry, the author gives extensive information on the historical, commercial, and technical terms related to specific types of lace and gathers these together into a versatile resource that allows the reader not only to identify and analyze a piece of lace but to understand its broader place in the history of the craft. As a whole, this book offers a thorough study of lacemaking and a valuable reference for lacemakers, collectors, and historians. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780282529024_0
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