Hi Diane You had a very lucky find there I have a copy of that book which retailed in the U.K. at £36.00. It really is a lovely book with excellent photography. Diana Smith in Northamptonshire, U.K.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 4:27 PM Subject: [lace] Book review > I found the following book in our local > consignment/thrift shop on Sunday afternoon. Paid a > mere $9.75 for this very large, hardcover book with > LOTS of beautiful color photos. > > Lace History and Fashion by Anne Kraatz > > It's a very nice book and talks by century about types > of lace and how they were made, beginning with the > 16th and going through the 20th. I believe it was > originally published in French because there is a note > at the beginning that Pat Earnshaw translated it to > English. At the end of each "century" section, it > recaps the types of lace and what each region was > doing. There are quite a few photos of art to connect > the lace to the fashions of the time. > > In one section, there is a marvelous photo of a piece > of polychrome lace. And, the ground is black thread! > In my polychrome class at the IOLI this summer, Pompi > said that the ground was traditionally white or > off-white. It makes me sad to think of all those > polychrome samples and pieces that were lost. > > The emphasis in the book is on Italian, French and > other continental laces. I was overjoyed with my > find, and was happy to forego the purchase of the > 1950s hand-crank card shuffler once I saw this book on > the shelf! > > I have reached the bottom of my polychrome piece from > class and am debating how to through out pairs, so I > hope to have a photo for the webshots next week. > > Diane Williams > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Galena Illinois USA > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
