History of Lace (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. A Victorian Guide to Needle and Bobbin Lace, European Textile Arts, Patterns, Techniques, and Historic Craft TraditionsBy Mrs. Bury Palliser

Listen with Sir Michael Caine™ and 1,000+ voices

Try for $0.00 Get for $2

Length23h 31m

About this audiobook

History of Lace is a pioneering Victorian study that treats lace not as a minor decorative craft but as a significant art form, commercial product, and historical document. Mrs. Bury Palliser traces the development of needle and pillow lace across Italy, Flanders, France, Spain, England, and other centres, combining antiquarian research with connoisseurship and practical knowledge of patterns, techniques, and terminology. Its prose is learned yet accessible, characteristic of nineteenth-century cultural history, and it helped establish lace within the broader scholarly conversation on textiles, fashion, and European material culture. Mrs. Bury Palliser, an English writer and authority on decorative arts, brought to the subject both social familiarity with historic dress and a researcher's dedication to archives, inventories, portraits, and surviving specimens. Writing at a time when industrial production threatened older handcraft traditions, she sought to preserve the memory of regional workmanship and to clarify distinctions often blurred by fashion and commerce. This book is recommended to readers interested in textile history, costume studies, women's work, collecting, and the cultural life of objects. Though Victorian in method, it remains invaluable for its breadth, precision, and passionate recognition of lace as an art shaped by labour, luxury, and history. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.

Folklore Royalty & Courts Exploration Journey Political Intrigue