dlework as Art. Lady Marion Alford. London. 1886. L4 4s.

English Embroidery. A.F. Kendrick. George Newnes & Co. 7s. 6d.

Art in Needlework. Day & Buckle. Batsford. 7s. 6d.

CONTENTS

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PREFACE 7

BIBLIOGRAPHY 10

OLD LACE

CHAPTER

I. A BRIEF HISTORY OF LACE 21

II. THE ART OF LACE-MAKING 33

III. THE LACES OF ITALY 45

IV. THE LACES OF GENOA AND MILAN 57

V. THE LACES OF FRANCE: NEEDLEPOINT 69

VI. THE LACES OF FRANCE: PILLOW 85

VII. THE LACES OF FLANDERS 99

VIII. MODERN BRUSSELS AND MECHLIN 119

IX. OTHER CONTINENTAL LACES 131

X. A SHORT HISTORY OF LACE IN ENGLAND 139

XI. ENGLISH LACES 155

XII. SCOTCH AND IRISH LACE 169

XIII. HOW TO IDENTIFY LACE 179

XIV. SALE PRICES 199

NEEDLEWORK

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I. OLD ENGLISH EMBROIDERY 205

II. THE GREAT PERIOD 217

III. ECCLESIASTICAL EMBROIDERIES AND VESTMENTS 229

IV. TUDOR EMBROIDERIES 245

V. EARLY NEEDLEWORK PICTURES AND ACCESSORIES 253

VI. STUART CASKETS AND MIRROR 267

VII. EMBROIDERED BOOKS AND "BLACK WORK" 275

VIII. STUART PICTURES 289

IX. SAMPLERS 305

X. THE WILLIAM AND MARY EMBROIDERIES 317

XI. PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 331

XII. NEEDLEWORK PICTURES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 347

XIII. EMBROIDERY IN COSTUME 355

XIV. SALE PRICES 365

XV. CONCLUSION 373

INDEX--OLD LACE 381

NEEDLEWORK 384

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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