. 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 . our 0/ the surroundings of Catherine and Science in Europe were represented during thecentury in France by Balzac. Corneille, Racine, Fenelon, Moliere,La Fontaine, Bossuel, and Boileau, and the Academic Francaisewas founded. England -was represented by Algernon Sidney,Milton,Locke, Waller, Otway, Dryaen, and Harvey. The Royal Societywas founded. In Italy, Sarpi, Marini. Tassoni, and Gal
. 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 . our 0/ the surroundings of Catherine and Science in Europe were represented during thecentury in France by Balzac. Corneille, Racine, Fenelon, Moliere,La Fontaine, Bossuel, and Boileau, and the Academic Francaisewas founded. England -was represented by Algernon Sidney,Milton,Locke, Waller, Otway, Dryaen, and Harvey. The Royal Societywas founded. In Italy, Sarpi, Marini. Tassoni, and Galileo werecelebrated. In Spain Cervantes -wrote his immortal Don artists of the century include such names as Wat lean, Fra-gouard, Charles Lebrun, Abraham Basse, Guido, Albaui, SalvatorRosa, Domeniehino, Rubens, Fan Dyck, Rembrandt and the twoTen iers. HE history of lace in the seventeenth century is the history of the fabric at themost elaborate and beautiful stage of its development. To Italian influenceat the end of the sixteenth century was due the fashion then obtainingthroughout Europe of wearing the ruffs decorated in a lavish manner with the 24 HISTORY OF HAND-MADE Francois, Prince of Savoy-Carignan, by Van Dyck. wears the rich lace collar and cuffs of the period. Venice fur-nished mostof the luxuries andled thefashions. geometric lace of the period. Lace of gold and silver thread trimmed the mantles,cloaks, and all other garments; the raised points of Venice were well known,for, despite the commencement of the decline in the prosperity of Venice, that city maintained for a short time longer hermmmmmmmm^mm high position as the creator of all models2&?ffeM&ykzM(i(i^ of fashion and luxury. The Venetian silks and costly laces were unrivalled, and whenfactories were to be established in other partsof Europe, it was from Italy that skilled work-men were enticed. Catherine de Medicis, on her arrival fromItaly, encouraged enormous expenditure ondress
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