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BOOKS FOR COLLECTORS

PREFACE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

I A BRIEF HISTORY OF LACE

CHATS ON OLD LACE

I A BRIEF HISTORY OF LACE

II THE ART OF LACE-MAKING

II THE ART OF LACE-MAKING

III THE LACES OF ITALY

III THE LACES OF ITALY

IV THE LACES OF GENOA AND MILAN

IV THE LACES OF GENOA AND MILAN

V THE LACES OF FRANCE

V THE LACES OF FRANCE

VI THE PILLOW LACES OF FRANCE

VI THE PILLOW LACES OF FRANCE

VII THE LACES OF FLANDERS

VII THE LACES OF FLANDERS

VIII THE MODERN BRUSSELS LACES AND MECHLIN

VIII THE MODERN BRUSSELS LACES AND MECHLIN

IX OTHER CONTINENTAL LACES

IX OTHER CONTINENTAL LACES

X A SHORT HISTORY OF LACE IN ENGLAND

X A SHORT HISTORY OF LACE IN ENGLAND

XI ENGLISH LACES

XI ENGLISH LACES

XII SCOTCH AND IRISH LACES

XII SCOTCH AND IRISH LACES

XIII HOW TO IDENTIFY LACE

XIII HOW TO IDENTIFY LACE

XIV SALE PRICES

XIV SALE PRICES

CHATS ON NEEDLEWORK

I OLD ENGLISH EMBROIDERY

II THE GREAT PERIOD OF EMBROIDERY

II THE GREAT PERIOD OF EMBROIDERY

III ECCLESIASTICAL EMBROIDERIES AND VESTMENTS

III ECCLESIASTICAL EMBROIDERIES AND VESTMENTS

IV TUDOR EMBROIDERY

IV TUDOR EMBROIDERY

V EARLY NEEDLEWORK PICTURES AND ACCESSORIES

V EARLY NEEDLEWORK PICTURES AND ACCESSORIES

VI STUART CASKETS AND MIRRORS

VI STUART CASKETS AND MIRRORS

VII EMBROIDERED BOOKS AND "BLACK WORK"

VII EMBROIDERED BOOKS AND "BLACK WORK"

VIII STUART PICTURES

VIII STUART PICTURES

IX SAMPLERS

IX SAMPLERS

X THE WILLIAM AND MARY EMBROIDERIES

X THE WILLIAM AND MARY EMBROIDERIES

XI PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

XI PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

XII NEEDLEWORK PICTURES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

XII NEEDLEWORK PICTURES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

XIII EMBROIDERY IN "COSTUME"

XIII EMBROIDERY IN "COSTUME"

XIV SALE PRICES

XIV SALE PRICES

XV CONCLUSION

XV CONCLUSION

INDEX

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