LACE: FROM THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT

BROWNE, CLARE

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ISBN:978-1-85177-418-0
EAN:9781851774180
Editorial: V & A PUBLICATIONS
Fecha de la edición:2004
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Encuadernación:CARTONE
Nº Pág.:144
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Clare Browne has selected examples across the range of designs and fashions in lace, to demonstrate the skill and variety lace-makers have achieved in their work. She explores the history of lace making from its origins in the late fifteenth century, showing how patterns and techniques developed to serve the fashions of the day. Lace makers became more adventurous as technical developments in needle and bobbin lace opened up new possibilities, and later sophistication in design was to bring astonishing naturalistic effects, particularly in the depiction of flowers and plants. Details such as these and many others have all been specially photographed, and the result is a feast for the eye as well as a survey of exquisite craftsmanship. This book will be additionally valuable as a record of important parts of a collection which by its nature is too fragile to be displayed, and also offers a wide-ranging survey of the art and craft of lace making down the ages that will appeal to needlework enthusiasts, designers, students and those interested in historical fashion.