Lace in Flanders
History and Contemporary Art
$145.21
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2018
Summary
“The charm of lace in portraits of royalty and nobility, the clergy and the bourgeoisie is still a source of amazement. Pieces of lace from the past evoke wonder and admiration. The artistic and technical skill of their makers was sublime. As a spider weaves its web, fairy hands magically interlaced sober threads into refined transparency. Lace captivates, entrances and amazes, and does this still. It provides a peaceful space in the hectic, technologically-led, stressed and unsure world of t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789401442817 |
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| ISBN-10: | 9401442819 |
| Author: | Martine Bruggeman |
| Publisher: | Lannoo Publishers |
| Imprint: | Lannoo Publishers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 2.28kg |
| Dimensions: | 290mm x 250mm |
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About The Author
Martine Bruggeman
Martine Bruggeman has written numerous books on the history of lace, and has published 30 lace pattern books. She has curated exhibitions at the Lace Center in Bruges, where she also teaches.
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