Re: [lace] David Hopkin's lecture

2013-04-16 Thread lynrbailey
Dear Pene et al, Personally I was very heartened to see, on his website, http://www.hertford.ox.ac.uk/about/people/dr-david-hopkin He is the process of initiating two new projects: one on the working lives and culture of lacemakers from Flanders through to Northern Italy and Spain; Which

Re: [lace] David Hopkin's lecture

2013-04-16 Thread Jeriames
Thank you, Pene. I am interested in what is being taught at universities in 2013, especially about the history of women. This will probably be a unpopular note, but my computer is on the way to hospital, so will not reveal responses for a while. The talk by David Hopkin, as summarized,

Re: [lace] David Hopkin's lecture

2013-04-16 Thread Lyn Bailey
Dear Jere, et al I just bought a copy of The Prospect Before Her for 1 cent on Amazon. $3.99 shipping. There are a number of used paperback copies, so I suspect this was a college text. We have an opportunity here. This man is writing about lacemakers. I am slow to judge. In today's