Hello Everybody: The little bit of text on the page in Antje's link says that the Mirecourt lace manufacture was started in the 16th century, but the book itself was based on a sample book from the end of the 19th century, found in someone's attic.
Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) On 2012-05-14, at 5:06 AM, AGlez wrote: > Hello all, > > There is also a book on this lace, called Dentelle de Mirecourt, from the > editorial Didier CARPENTIER, published in 2008, with beautiful patterns and > diagrams. Also a short introduction on history. As far as I understand (I > only read French, but don't speak it), it says lace in Mirecourt was > introduced in the 16th century by the dukes of Lorraine. > > In 1981 an association to promote the lace was created > > I think you can have a quick look to the book here: > http://www.ebookdz.com/forum/showthread.php?33172-Dentelle-de-Mirecourt-La-seconde-vie-d-un-cahier-de-dentelli%E8re-du-XIXe-si%E8cle > > Best wishes. > > > Antje > * - 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
