. Decorative textiles; an illustrated book on coverings for furniture, walls and floors, including damasks, brocades and velvets, tapestries, laces, embroideries, chintzes, cretones, drapery and furniture trimmings, wall papers, carpets and rugs, tooled and illuminated leathers. Plate XI\—Above, tilet aiiti(|iie; below, niarhiiie Cluiiy. Ilate X\—On the left, inoileni Arabian laee; on the right, sehiffle lace motif OF HKAI. I,ACM, MOTIFS 96 LACES FRENCH AND FLEMISH The early Venetian laces were flat, and not till about UiiO didrose points (raised points) with corded and relie
. Decorative textiles; an illustrated book on coverings for furniture, walls and floors, including damasks, brocades and velvets, tapestries, laces, embroideries, chintzes, cretones, drapery and furniture trimmings, wall papers, carpets and rugs, tooled and illuminated leathers. Plate XI\—Above, tilet aiiti(|iie; below, niarhiiie Cluiiy. Ilate X\—On the left, inoileni Arabian laee; on the right, sehiffle lace motif OF HKAI. I,ACM, MOTIFS 96 LACES FRENCH AND FLEMISH The early Venetian laces were flat, and not till about UiiO didrose points (raised points) with corded and relief effects begin to bemade (Plate VII, 7, 8, 9). Those of boldest design and highestrelief are called gros points de venise. About the middle of the six-teenth centm-y Flanders began to be a lively competitor of Italy inthe making of lace; and soon after, France attempted to follow III () appointed a Venetian, Frederic Vinciolo, courtpatternmaker of linen embroideries and laces, and some of his designswere published in book form. Finally, in the last half of the seven-teenth century, in the reign of Louis XIV, the importation intoFrance of Italian and Flemish laces was forbidden, and Venetian laceworkers were secured to help develop the industry at Alen9on, Arras,Rheims. and other centres. These French imitati
Size: 2252px × 1110px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectlaceandlacemaking
