. A history of hand-made lace : dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace . protest was made against the usurpation bycommon people of the nobilitys privilege of riding on horseback, and richdressing was again allowed. Whatever the law of the period, the result was gene-rally the same : a return to the old abuses immediately on the removal of the edict,so that arrested development was the effect on the lace and kindred handicrafts;and whereas one would expect a story of con
. A history of hand-made lace : dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace . protest was made against the usurpation bycommon people of the nobilitys privilege of riding on horseback, and richdressing was again allowed. Whatever the law of the period, the result was gene-rally the same : a return to the old abuses immediately on the removal of the edict,so that arrested development was the effect on the lace and kindred handicrafts;and whereas one would expect a story of continuous prosperity in so beautiful acraft as lace-making, which appeals to everyone on account of the small initialoutlay, the simplicity of the tools required, and the scope for high artistic skill,we are continually finding arrested development and check. Even Venice, the home of lace, was not exempt from legislation which Even Vene- hampered the evolution of lace. tian lace a i i- /-> -i making was As early as 1299 the Great Councd forbade any trimming which cost more than hampered by five lire an ell. A few years later ladies were forbidden the use of jewellery beyond a legislation-. Saracenic example of Drawn and Embroidered Linen. Froma Tomb in Egypt, tenth or eleventh century IO HISTORY OF HAND-MADE LACE. In the 15thcentury thePope per-mitted lace tobe worn. prescribed limit, and the wearing of any coif in gold or silver. Children undertwelve were forbidden to wear gold, silver, or pearls, but from twelve to twentythey were permitted girdles worth not more than twenty-five ducats. Another decree in 1348 seems strange enough : morning dresses of dark greenor black were forbidden. In 1437, after another vexatious edict, the ladies took the matter into their ownhands, and appealed to the Pope, who gave his permission for the wearing of thegauds. These laws of the Venetian Senate were not made to be disregarded, as weremany of those in England and France. The Avogado
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