. The lace & embroidery collector; a guide to collectors of old lace and embroidery . Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, Frame and London PREFACE THIS volume is intended primarily for thecollector of Old Lace and Embroidery whosemeans are small. The examples illustratedand described have been selected with special regardto the limitations imposed on him by his modestlyfilled purse, and, with certain exceptions, they aresuch pieces as he may reasonably hope to these exceptions are the famous Syon cope,one of the treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum,the two exceptio
. The lace & embroidery collector; a guide to collectors of old lace and embroidery . Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, Frame and London PREFACE THIS volume is intended primarily for thecollector of Old Lace and Embroidery whosemeans are small. The examples illustratedand described have been selected with special regardto the limitations imposed on him by his modestlyfilled purse, and, with certain exceptions, they aresuch pieces as he may reasonably hope to these exceptions are the famous Syon cope,one of the treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum,the two exceptionally early embroidered bookbindingsfrom the collection in the British Museum, and a fewother varieties, the inclusion of which is considerednecessary for educational purposes, for it is certainlydesirable that even the unaspiring collector shouldknow something of the history and development ofhis subject. Should he desire to pursue the path ofknowledge further, such exhaustive works as Pallisers History of Lace, and Lady MarianAlfords Needlework as Art, will tell himlaceembroideryco00head
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