Well, speaking of educating oneself in lace identification (Robin Panza, earlier today), I would like to draw Arachne attention to a beautiful, wonderful, gorgeous book, "Lace," by Fulvia Lewis. Why this book isn't better known is a total mystery to me. It isn't a new book, it was published in 1980 and owes a lot to Santina Levey of the V&A, who is mentioned in the Introduction. The book contains 45 spectacular plates, of mostly 17thC, 18thC and 19thC laces; and the photography is magnificent. And the book wasn't even all that expensive! It is constructed in rather a unique way; let me quote from the Introduction:
"Each piece of lace has been photographed three times: "I: as a whole, intending to show the complete effect and design of the pattern. "II: on an exact, "one-to-one" scale thus illustrating the actual size of the work. "III: on a "five-to-one" scale, intended to give a magnified view and a clear picture of the techniques used to make each type of lace. "Because this arrangement is constant and the plates are loose, comparison between different types of lace will be possible." I am out of adjectives; and am restraining myself from going on and citing the lovely names of each of the 45 pieces of lace shown in the book. The publisher is Edizioni Remo Sandron, address is: Via Luigi Carlo Farini, 10 50121 Firenze. Aurelia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
