Old Italian lace
Old Italian Lace, by Elisa Ricci, published in London and Philadelphia in 1913, is a illustrated reference catalogue of historic Italian lacework made for collectors, students and designers of decorative textiles. The pictures are black-and-white photographs of numbered lace edgings and panels shot flat against black backgrounds, so the open mesh, scalloped points and floral motifs read clearly and suggest border and trim patterns for a designer.
