Chapter II: Preface: 7

BIBLIOGRAPHY 10

OLD LACE

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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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