Books with author Channer C. C

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LACE-MAKING IN THE MIDLANDS I SKETCH OF THE PROGRESS OF LACE-MAKING IN EUROPE THE history of lace-making is the history of an art. A piece of lace is an artistic composi~ tion expressed in twisted thread, just as a piece of wood-carving is the expression of the artist's idea in chiselled wood. Lace is not, like embroidery, an ornamented fabric; it is itself ornament. It is not the application of art toa craft; the whole pattern is the fabric, and the fabric is the pattern. It is this peculiarity that distinguishes lace from needlework and froin woven~work. The art is a comparatively modern one. No trace of it can be found on ancient monuments or in early records; the term "old lace" is BTable of Contents CONTENTS; PAGE; I PROGRESS OF LACg·MAKING [N EUROPE J; II PROGRBSS OF LACE-MAKING IN ENGLAND • 17; III LACE-MAKING IN THE ~IDLANDS DURING THE; EIGHTEENTH AND N I N ETEBNTH CENTURIES 23; IV LACE SCHOOLS · 30; V LACE-":IAKERS AT HOME · 40; VI DECLINE OF THE LACE INDUSTRY · 45; VII RRVIVAL OF THE LACE INDUSTRY · 53; VIII THE CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF LACEMAKING; AT THE PRESENT TIME · 61About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at http://www.forgottenbooks.org

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...Brabant, M.A. Illustrated by E. H. New. Xittle JBiograpbies Fcap. 8vo. Each Volume, cloth 2s. 6d.; leather, y. 6d. net. Messrs. Methuen will publish shortly the first two volumes of a new series bearing the above title. Each book will contain the biography of a character famous in war, art, literature or science, and will be written by an acknowledged expert. The books will be charmingly produced and will be well illustrated. They will make delightful gift books. THE LIFE OF SAVONAROLA. By E. L. Horsburgh, M.A., With Portraits and Illustrations. THE LIFE OF DANTE ALIGHIERI. By Paget Toynbee. With 10 Illustrations. Zbe Wovke of Shakespeare General Editor, Edward Dowden, Litt. D. New volumes uniform with Professor Dowden's Hamlet. ROMEO AND JULIET. Edited by Edward Dowden, Litt.D. Demy %vo. $s. 6d. KING LEAR. Edited by W. J. Craig. Demy ivo. 3s. 6d. dftetbuen's Stanoaro Xibrarg MEMOIRS OF MY LIFE AND WRITINGS. By Edward Gibbon. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes by G. Birkbeck Hill, LL.D. Crown 8vo. 6s, THE LETTERS OF LORD CHESTERFIELD TO HIS SON. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes by C. STRACHBY and A. Calthrop. Two volumes. Crown &vo. 6s. each. Gbe novels of Cbarles IMcfcena With Introductions by George Gissing, Notes by F. G. Kitton, and Illustrations. Crown %vo. Each Volume, doth 3s. net, leather 4J. 6d. net. The first volumes are: THE PICKWICK PAPERS. With Illustrations by E. H. New. Two Volumes. Ready NICHOLAS NICKLEBY. With Illustrations by R. J. Williams. Two Volumes. BLEAK HOUSE. With Illustrations by Beatrice Alcock. Two Volumes. OLIVER TWIST. With Illustrations by E. II. New. One Volume. TZhe Xtttle XiBrarg With Introductions, Notes, and Photogravure Frontispieces. Pott 8vo. Each Volume, cloth is, 6d. net.; leather 2s. 6d. net. NEW VOLU...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.