{"product_id":"threads-of-power-lace-from-the-textilmuseum-st-gallen","title":"Threads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebest art book of 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTraces the history of lace in fashion from its sixteenth-century origins to the present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThreads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers a look at one of the world’s finest collections of historical lace. It traces the development of European lace from its emergence in the sixteenth century to the present, elucidating its important role in fashion. The book explores the longstanding connections between lace and status, addressing styles in lace worn at royal courts, including Habsburg Spain and Bourbon France, as well as lace worn by the elite ruling classes and Indigenous peoples in the Spanish Americas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFeaturing new research, the publication covers a range of topics related to lace production, lace in fashion and portraiture, lace revivals, the mechanization of the lace industries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and contemporary innovations in lace. With a focus on lace techniques, women lace makers, and lace as a signifier of wealth and power, this richly illustrated book includes wide-ranging contributions by curators and experts from major museums and academic institutions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthored by: Emma Cormack (Editor), Michele Majer (Editor), Barbara Karl (Contributor), Paula Hohti (Contributor), Femke Speelberg (Contributor), Frieda Sorber (Contributor), Amalia Descalzo Lorenzo (Contributor), Mariselle Meléndez (Contributor), James Middleton (Contributor), Laura Beltrán-Rubio (Contributor), Denis Bruna (Contributor), Lesley Miller (Contributor), Annabel Bonnin Talbot (Contributor), Emily Zilber (Contributor), Anne Wanner-JeanRichard (Contributor), Catherine Örmen (Contributor), Ilona Kos (Contributor), Annina Dosch (Contributor), Tobias Forster (Contributor), Hans Schreiber (Contributor), Martin Leuthold (Contributor), Kenna Libes (Contributor) \u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-text-separator\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e432 Pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 8.74 x 1.34 x 10.55 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by Bard Graduate Center (January 10, 2023)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bard Graduate Center","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54052954996931,"sku":"22534","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/7881\/8243\/files\/71W3tpdVH7L._SY342.jpg?v=1784667292","url":"https:\/\/store.hillwoodmuseum.org\/products\/threads-of-power-lace-from-the-textilmuseum-st-gallen","provider":"Hillwood Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}