HISTORY OF LACE.

N. D.

Frankfort.

1537.

Frankfort.C. Fge-notffs.

1571.Frankforton theMain.N. Batcus.

1568.Frankfort

on theMain.N. Baseus.

1569.Frankfort

on theMain.

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which was first adopted in our country twenty-five years since. It was firstintroduced, in the year 1536, by the merchant traders from Italy and Venice.Thereupon several intelligent women found that they could turn it to auseful account, and learnt to iinitato and soon rendered it generally known.They no longer then worked from the old patterns, but invented new andmore beautiful ones. By degrees this art became still more known, and otherpatlerns and designs, together with more workers, appeared and were circu-lated throughout the country, so that the art was soon fixedly established,and owing to the increasing industry of the workwomen, it soon rose to itshighest perfection. This new work did much to employ many hands, andbesides the gain and payment, men began to see that it was more profitablethan any other hand work. At first this lace was only worn on shirts, but incourse of time it was used for collars, caps, to trim sleeves, aprons, jackets,tablecloths, bod-cloths, pillows, bed-covers, and after a short time for manyother purposes. I need hardly say that owing to the increased demand andprogress, before long, this work became very costly and an object of luxury.They began to inlroduce gold thread into the above mentioned articles, which,being more costly, demanded higher prices, and were very troublesome to clean,which that mado with the flaxen thread was not, being easily washed.”

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Modelbiich Welschor, Ober unci Niderlanclischer Arbait. Getrucktzii Franckfort.

No date, but probably at least as early as 1530. 4to. Signatures A to Din fours. 20 leaves.

Title enclosed in an elegant woodcut border.

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Modelbiich, von erhabener unnd flacher Arbait, Auff der Ramen,Laden, und nach der Zale.

Getruckt zu Franckfort, Bei Christian Egenolffs, Erben.

The date, 1537, occurs on one of the patterns. 4to. A A to HH in fours.32 leaves. Title in a woodcut border. 178 patterns. 30

36.

New r Modelbiich.

Von allerhandt Art, Nehens und Stickens, jetzt mit vjellerloyWelscher Arbeyt, Model und Stahlen,alien Steinmetzen, Seidenstickernund Neterin, schr niitzlich und kunstlich, von newem zugericht.

Getruckt zu Frankfurt am Mayn, 1571.

Device and motto of Nicolas Baseus on title-page. Sm. 4to. 37

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Das new Modelbiich, &c.

Franckfurt am Mayn, 1568. Printer, Nicholas Baseus.

4to. ff. 40.

38.

Modelbiich; Zweiter Theil: Franckfurt am Mayn, 1569.

4to. ff. 44.

Nos. 37 and 38 are cited by the Marquis d’Adda.

30 Nos. 32, 33, 34, and 35, have been communicated by Mr. F. S. Ellis,London. 37 Library, S. Kensington Museum.