Design; Lace and lace making -- Italy -- Early works to 1800; Embroidery -- Italy -- Early works to 1800; Sources and documents -- Italy -- 16th century;
Published in 1567, "La vera perfettione del disegno di varie sorti di ricami…" is a pattern book that provided designs for the elaborate lacework and embroidery of the period. These pattern books were designed to be portable and easily handled,...
Through Shen-Kan is the account of a 1908-09 expedition to the Shensi and Kansu provinces of northern China. The expedition was funded by Robert Sterling Clark, one of the heirs to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Clark was joined by the...
This is a Mandarin translation, commissioned by the Clark, of Through Shen-kan. the account of a 1908-09 expedition to the Shensi and Kansu provinces of northern China. The expedition was funded by Robert Sterling Clark, one of the heirs to the...
"6 plates: 1 Woodburytype of the moon, 2 Lichtpaus specimens on 1 plate, 1 Scamoni Relief Heliogravure, 1 Scamoni Intaglio Heliogravure, 2 Glazed Obernetter Collotypes on 1 plate, [and] 1 Photolithograph of a map by S.H. Parkins. The plates are...
Birds -- China -- Classification; Yan'an Shi (China); Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
Note from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in Washington, D.C. to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby encloses a page from the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington crediting Sowerby for the discovery of a species of bird. Sowerby writes in...
Schinwald, Markus -- Exhibitions ; Biennale di Venezia (54th : 2011) ; Installations (Art) -- Italy -- Venice -- Exhibitions ; Art, Modern -- 21st century -- Austria -- Exhibitions
Preservation copy of image and document files in the Sigalit Landau Israeli Pavilion press kit. The press kit was downloaded from the Venice Biennale press site and produced in conjunction with the exhibition in Venice, the Austrian Pavilion, for...
Biennale di Venezia (54rd : 2011) ; Feipel, Martine - ; Bechamiel, Jean - ; Luxembourg (Belgium)
Preservation copy of document and image files in the Luxembourg press kit. The press kit was downloaded from the Venice Biennale website and was produced in conjunction with the exhibition held in Venice, for the 54th Venice Biennale, June 4 -...
Publisher's advertisements bound in at end of volume. Rest of title page: by Mrs Pullan, (aiguillette,) author of "The manual of the wardrobe," "The court partial," "Maternal counsels," etc; editor of "The London review" and "The London and Paris...
"An experience of several years as Principal of The Textile Department of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, has shown the author of this work the necessity and value of a Text-book on Textile Designing and Weaving. The...
Lace and lace making; Helena Augusta Victoria, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, 1846-1923
Bibliography: pages 98-105; Includes index, Includes chapters titled "A dictionary of lace" and "Glossary relating to hand-made lace" "...with supplementary information by Ernesto Jesurum ; illustrated with 19 plates, and over 200 engravings of...
Volume 2 title page: Herbert Walker, Dunfermline, Scotland Sorau, Germany, 1903 and mounted on inside front cover picture of winding machine made by the Anderson Foundry Col., Ltd., Glasgow; Handwritten weaving instructions, with pattern diagrams...
Volume 2 title page: Herbert Walker, Dunfermline, Scotland Sorau, Germany, 1903 and mounted on inside front cover picture of winding machine made by the Anderson Foundry Col., ltd., Glasgow; Handwritten weaving instructions, with pattern diagrams...
Weaving; Weaving -- France -- History -- 19th century; Silk weaving -- France -- Lyon; Textile fabrics -- France -- Lyon; Textile machinery -- France -- History; Weaving -- Study and teaching -- France
Caption title, page [3]; Handwritten, and handdrawn diagrams; Includes mounted fabric samples; Autograph inscription inside front cover: Théodore Bon, Tourcoing, 1897. Ce livre, provenant de la bibliothèque de Mr. Ronze, ancien dessinateur et...
Plates are mounted samples. Title vignette, engraving. Impression limited to three hundred copies, 250 on Dutch hand-made paper, demy quarto, of which this is number 162. Notes on works treating of tartans: pages [57]-61.
Title page and dedication lithographed; Essay on ornamental art ... By James Ballantine. London : W. S. Orr & Co., 1847, has its own title page and is separately paged; Cover title: Book of ornamental designs
Alphabets; Initials ; Illumination of books and manuscripts
Illustrated title page in colors; Ornamental borders; Bibliographical foot-notes; "The art of illuminating: what it was,--what it should be,--and how it may be practiced. By M. Digby Wyatt, architect." pages 1-96; "Exhibited: Gothic Revival and...
