Thanks to all who replied to my query about the book. It is in 7 sections on
the Arizona.edu site. The photos are there and are indeed good quality. I can
enlarge them on my tablet and really see the details.
The reason I'm digging into a Russian lace history is to put information
together
I recently discovered the free Google Translate app for android smart phones
and tablets.
You set your languages (e.g. French to English), point the lens of your phone
or tablet at the printed text, press the camera button, and it translates for
you. It can't understand lace terms, of
Jean
I have seen this book in the library of the Art Institute of Chicago, many
years ago. It appeared to be a book of history and description of the
various Russian laces. It is a huge book. I would not expect it to be in any
lace guild's library. I suggest you try to get it on interlibrary loan
Thanks for this - another book I’ve never read! I have printed out Part 1 so I
can decipher it at my leisure (my French isn’t bad, but reading it takes time).
What I have read tells me it is well researched and an interesting source of
information. Looking forward to working my way through the
Dear Jean,
You can download this book in the arizona library:
*Davydoff*, Sophie. *La Dentelle Russe: Historie Technique Statistique
[Russian Lace: History, Technique, and Theory]*, Heirsemann, 1895, 109
pages. *Note: *Reduced to 80% to fit on page. Scanned images provided by
Tess Parrish.
