Author: COUSINE CLAIRE,
Title: Dentelles de Venise. [deuxième série/second series]. [édition originale/original edition].
Description: Paris, François Tedesco, [circa], 1930. Small 4°., original paper covered limp boards, very large venetian lace patterned design in white relief on front side, small square one on lower outer boards. [35]pp. of french language descriptiove text with over 100 large and very large very detailed lace-designs with captions and further descriptive technical text, many detailed line-drawings of patterns, 4 mltiple folded very large thin paper sheets loosely added bearing numerous coressponding pin-prick patterns on behalf of the advanced amateur lace-maker. Second series of this french language album illustrating many pieces of venetian lace, with original patters loosely inserted. Rare. (brown stained alongside front margin of lower outer wrapper, some wear to extremities and spine-ends of front wrapper, binding in general a bit dull, conents good and clean).

Keywords: lace dentelle venise venice design pattern history culture heritage dentelle merletti kant kantklossen spitzen