For those who know "Old Italian Lace" (1913) by Elisa Ricci or anyone who is interested in Italian Needlework, I have some exciting news! A reprint of her book "Ricami Italiani antichi e moderni" (transl: Italian Embroidery, antique and modern) has just become available. This is fantastic news as it is an extensive resource of Italian needlework.
(I am not affiliated with, nor will I profit by the sale of this reprint!)
I give you all the synopsis:
Ricami Italiani Antichi e Moderni by Elisa Ricci
Elisa Ricci (1858 - 1945) was one of the greatest Italian experts on Applied Arts of the first decades of the twentieth century and is well known to the English-speaking world for her work entitled ?Old Italian Lace? (1913), which is still considered excellent reference material today. The volume ?Ricami Italiani antichi e moderni? is one of her most important and significant works and was printed for the first time in
1925 by Le Monnier of Florence, Italy. It is divided into two parts: Ricami antichi (history of embroidery), and Ricami moderni (Italian embroidery from the end of the 1800s). A preface (written by the editor Bianca Rosa Bellomo who has been researching biographical and bibliographical material on Elisa Ricci for the past few years) has been added to the original work as well as a detailed index of names and quoted texts which gives readers quick and easy reference to the subjects. Page numbers have been added to the pages with photos and the orientation of some images has been changed for the reader?s convenience. Ricami Italiani antichi e moderni contains 146 black and white photos and is written in Italian.You can get one at:
I hope this is of interest to some of you! Jeanine in Canada