Project Gutenberg 2018-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 2183 Palliser, Bury, Mrs. 1805 1878 Palliser, Fanny Bury Palliser, Fanny Marryat Bury-Palliser, Mrs. Palliser, Mrs. Dryden, Alice 1866 1956 Jourdain, Margaret 1876 1951 Elton, John Jourdain, Emily Margaret Jourdain, M. 02015796 History of Lace Produced by Keith Edkins, Constanze Hofmann, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "History of Lace" by Mrs. Bury Palliser is a detailed historical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the rich art and craft of lace-making, tracing its evolution through various cultures and time periods, particularly focusing on the techniques, styles, and significance of lace in social and artistic contexts. The opening of the book introduces the significance of needlework as a foundational skill in lace-making, connecting it to various historical periods, starting from ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians and moving through to the Middle Ages and beyond. The text discusses how embroidery and decorative techniques were interwoven with social rituals, arts, and even commerce. It highlights the roles of women in the production of lace and intricately links the development of lace to specific historical contexts, alluding to various cultures’ contributions to this delicate craft. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Lace and lace making -- History NK Text Category: History - Other Category: Art 2078968 2025-07-22T14:45:36.657626 text/html 2012034 2018-04-20T17:29:00 text/html 49641082 2025-07-22T14:46:43.065328 application/epub+zip 49568481 2025-07-22T14:45:49.022555 application/epub+zip 807163 2025-07-22T14:45:41.997627 application/epub+zip 50076127 2025-07-22T14:47:17.621645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49842396 2025-07-22T14:46:28.842376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1336694 2022-08-25T15:59:53.973990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1303269 2025-07-22T14:45:28.076685 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1300137 2018-04-20T17:29:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19795 2025-07-22T14:47:18.244633 application/rdf+xml 6427 2025-07-22T14:45:42.687580 image/jpeg 1574 2025-07-22T14:45:42.349605 image/jpeg 505919 2018-04-20T17:30:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 48963587 2018-04-20T17:30:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 49364777 2025-07-22T14:45:38.315688 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia