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English: Fig. 1.--PORTION OF A COVERLET COMPOSED OF SQUARES OF "LACIS" OR DARNED NETTING, DIVIDED BY LINEN CUT-WORK BANDS.

The squares are worked with groups representing the twelve months, and with scenes from the old Spanish dramatic story "Celestina." Spanish or Portuguese. 16th century. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)

Illustration from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, article Lace.
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Source Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, Vol. 16.
Author Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911

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