CONTENTS
Introduction
Book Production in the Late Middle Ages
The Manuscript
The Directions
Contractions and Spelling
Fifteenth Century Braiders
Fingerloop Braids
Directions for Making Many Sorts of Laces
The Directions: Preliminary Notes
Key to Diagrams Used
Modern Instructions:
- 1. A Broad Lace of 5 Loops
- 2. A Round Lace of 5 Loops
- The basic exchange
- 3. A Thin Lace of 5 Loops
- 4. A Lace Baston
- 5. An Open Lace of 5 Loops
- 6. An Endented Lace
- The basic two-person exchange
- 7. A Thin Lace Bordered on Both Sides
- 8. A Lace Bordered on One Side
- 9. A Thick Lace Bordered
- 10. A Condrak Lace Departed
- 11. A Hollow Lace
- 12. A Hollow Lace
- 13. A Lace Dawns
- 14. A Lace Piol
- 15. A Lace Covert
- 16. A Double Lace Covert
- 17. A Lace Compon Covert
- 18. A Lace Endented
- 19. A Lace Maskel
- 20. A Broad Lace of 7 Loops
- 21. An Open Lace of 7 Loops
- 22. A Lace Round Party
- 23. A Broad Lace Party
- 24. A Lace Bend Broad
- 25. A Lace Bend Round
- 26. A Lace Bend on his Bows
- 27. A Lace Chain Broad
- 28. A Lace Chevron of 12
- 29. A Broad Lace Chevron
- 30. A Round Chevron
- 31. A Chevron of 16
- 32. A Chevron Round of 16 Loops
- 33. A Lace Pens Powerer
- 34. A Broad Cross and Eyelet
- 35. A Round Cross and Eyelet
- 36. A Lace Ounde Broad
- 37. A Lace Ounde Round
- 38. A Grene Dorge
- The reversed exchange
- 39. A Grene Dorge of 12
- 40. A Lace for Hats
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
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