The whole 2 volume set is online, hosted at the University of Arizona's website. Here's the link: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~spok/metabook/oilace.html
Volume 1 has more to do with the needle laces, with Volume 2 concentrating more on bobbin laces. It's fascinating to read, and tons of pretty pictures (although all in black and white). Hope this helps! Branwyn in sunny and warm Colorado Springs, where it's 75* F already, and supposed to reach 79*F by the end of the day. On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 3:37 AM, Linda Walton <linda.wal...@dsl.pipex.com>wrote: > On 23/04/2012 00:33, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: > >> >> > Photographs from the Schiff Collection are featured throughout Ricci's >> book Old Italian Lace, which has been republished by Dover. The Schiff >> collection has a lot of laces that are identified in the book as being >> from the 16th and 17th centuries. >> > I must see if I can get hold of this book; I'll ask my village librarian > when I see her today. > > >> -- Per pale argent and purpure, two phoenixes counterchanged sable and argent each rising from flames proper. "It is sometimes the most fragile things that have the power to endure and become sources of strength." - May Sarton "Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living."- Albert Einstein "Out of clutter, find Simplicity. From discord, find Harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." - Anais Nin "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." - Henry David Thoreau - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
