I agree whole-heartedly with Josette! I know people who are historical costumers and needleworkers who might be interested in copies for their "libraries" as well! --Sue (from very hot and smoky Montana, so I sympathize with you guys, although with our sparse population we aren't having the deaths that you are facing)
Jo Martin wrote: > > Hello all, > > I personally feel that the magnificent opportunity that both Tess and Jeri > offer us to have a copy on a CD of such an important book as Ricci cannot be > left aside: > I will sure love having it, and am ready for the cost, whatever it could be > We certainly never will have the chance to be able to get copies of old > books of interest before long > > Thank you Tess and Jeri, > > Friendly yours, > > Josette ( from very hot France) > > > > Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:05:05 EDT > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [lace] Download time vs quality for book reproduction - Ricci > > > > Dear Lacemakers, > > > > This memo from Tess is about rare books in my collection, so I am adding > more > > information below Tess's for you to consider. Jeri > > - ------------------------------ > > In a message dated 8/12/03 8:57:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > writes: > > > > << As you know, we are working on the Ricci books. The Professor has > just > > sent > > me the "proof" he made of the first volume. As usual, it is excellent. > > However, when I try to enlarge the pictures they are a bit fuzzy--the > detail > > is > > lost. I have had this problem before and he usually manages to change > > things, > > but this is a special case. The book is so large that he says that most > > people > > won't want to download it if he makes it bigger--which would be the case > if > > he made the pictures clearer. (They are fine for someone who doesn't > > actually > > make lace and only wants to see nice pictures, but not for someone like > me > > who drools over details.) > > > > And, of course, we will be talking about two volumes (I'm halfway through > > the > > second), so that would make a "good" copy twice the size! > > > > What do people think about all of this? Download size vs. detail > quality? > > > > My thought is that he could post it as he now has it, and then take the > > finished set and make a separate CD out of it. Both volumes brought up > to > > good > > detail would just fill a CD. > > > > Please give me some opinions and direction on this. > > Thanks. > > >> > > - ------------- > > Dear Lacemakers, > > > > These two original Elisa Ricci books "Old Italian Lace" were published in > > 1913 by Lippincott, and you can read them in English. There is > considerable > > informative text. They are out-of-print. I paid $1,000 for them, but > have seen > > them for as much as $1,400. In making a decision for Tess, you might like > to > > consider how difficult and inconvenient it is to do research and learn > about > > laces when your language skills are limited to English. So many lace > books > > from Europe have no translations to English. These two volumes are > "classics". > > > > The Dover paperback "reproduction" gives no text, just a few captions. It > > also is very limited as to what pictures are shown. For anyone > anticipating > > doing in-depth study of Italian laces, the Dover edition is inadequate. > It is > > the Dover book that is listed for borrowing from IOLI. > > > > Because of the weight and size of these original books, their age, and the > > many pictures that are hand-tipped (glued) onto pages along one edge of > the > > pictures (creating possibility of damage to them during scanning), I do > not > > anticipate giving permission for them to be scanned again. > > > > If I did not have the originals but knew how hard it would be to borrow or > > buy these books, I would think a separate CD of clear images might be well > worth > > the price. (I spent much more than the price of the CD's Tess produces - > for > > each individual book purchased at the IOLI convention.) > > > > Tess: Since you are doing this as a volunteer, and making the CD's > available > > to lacemakers **at cost**, it might be best to take orders before > commiting > > to a separate Ricci CD. We would not want you to be stuck with inventory! > > > > Jeri Ames in Maine USA > > Lace and Embroidery Resource Center > > > > - - > > 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] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
