Dear Lace-in-Fashion Lovers, Oh!!!! What a pleasure to be the first to write to you about this book! It just arrived (via special order), and I cannot concentrate on anything else but devouring the information within its covers. If this type of book is your idea of dessert, you *must* tell your personal Santa it is what you want for Christmas. If that is not possible, try to order from your public library. Most likely, it will not be in a small library, so ask about alternatives like Interlibrary Loan (or the name for this loan program in your country). Janet Arnold unexpectedly died 10 years ago. She had begun to work on this book, now completed by her friends Jenny Tiramani and Santina M. Levey. Janet Arnold's "Patterns of Fashion 4 -- The cut and construction of linen shirts, smocks, neckwear, headwear and accessories for men and women C. 1540-1660" ISBN 978-0-333-57082-1 2008 Pub. by Macmillan _www.panmacmillan.com_ (http://www.panmacmillan.com) UK book jacket price is 30 pounds US price I paid was $50.51, including taxes and S/H 128 pages - photos in color, except those only available in B/W. Size 14 1/2" x 10 1/2" Soft cover, unfortunately. It will get knocked around, and size makes it inevitable there will be premature damage to the book. Hard cover would be preferred for the scholarly audience interested in this material. Macmillan has not mentioned Santina M. Levey on their website, also unfortunately. But, her name is on the cover. A few years ago, Ms. Levey spoke at a special museum event in Virginia, USA, that I attended. She hinted that she would be working on the late Janet Arnold's incomplete research. Co-author, Jenny Tiramani, is a costumer who worked in the Wardrobe during the recreation of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. I like the way the cross-references are handled, making it easier to follow the text and all about an item. Every item of clothing has been given a number, and that number is attached to the pattern, drawings and photographs of the item. The close-up photography is wonderful. (I wish there was this level of photography in Arnold's greatest book: "Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd".) The information about starching and setting lace ruffs answers lots of questions that lacemakers have. If you love Elizabethan anything.... If you work with Elizabethan textiles, costumes, embroidery, lace.... If you are a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism.... If you are recreating Elizabethan clothing (as in Plymouth, Massachusetts).... If the very thought of absorbing more Elizabethan artwork located throughout Europe and America appeals to you.... This is THE book for your Christmas - 2008! Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)
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