EXPEDITION TO A TREASURE TROVE Franciska and I have gone on expedition to the Rijksmuseum Research Library – a treasure house of books and other publications. It is several floors high, all the walls stacked with books, and stairs and walkways to provide access. At the bottom of that pit, there’s rows of tables and a […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS on http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/news.htm B-YS046 Ornamental Alphabets LINK TO PDF LINK TO DETAIL PAGE 51 plates of various alphabets, initials and symbols, taken from medieval and renaissance manuscripts. Advertisements for the other books on this subject, and a short introduction. C-TT006 Le Filet Ancien III LINK TO PDF LINK TO DETAIL PAGE Volume 3 from the […]
Making a PlayScript — some notes. Most of our work so far has been aimed at turning stories into plays. This is an interesting and instructive activity laced with moments of both hope and despair. In the case of Poe’s “Murders in the Rue Morgue” one has to contend first with the author’s impulse to be a show […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS on http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/news.htm G-HD016 Bucillas Hand Crocheted Bedspreads LINK TO PDF LINK TO DETAIL PAGE Five different bedspread patterns, Pastel, Popcorn Square, Water Lily, Pie Crust, and Swedish Popcorn. Most in a single color, the Pastel pattern has different colors. From the collection of Hillie Dijkstra, edited by Yvonne DeBandi A-MH109 Carnation […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS on http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/news.htm C-YS701-8 Doll clothes – Puppenmutterchens Nahschule LINK TO PDF LINK TO DETAIL PAGE LINK TO OVERVIEW WITH OTHER PATTERNS The eight pattern of a set of eight. The remaining patterns will be published in the next weeks. This one is a nightdress for a doll baby. Edited by Yvonne DeBandi. […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS on http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/news.htm E-WM083 Heinrich Kuehn 12-page booklet LINK TO PDF LINK TO DETAIL PAGE 12 page fold-out booklet with alphabets, corners designs, and a page with star designs. Reverse side blank. No cover, no number, but without doubt a Heinrich Kuehn leporello. Donated by Charles Kite, from the collection of his grandmother Folva Miller. F-IS014 […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS on http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/news.htm H-RD004 J. Boot Het styleeren en toepassen van natuurvormen in vlakornament LINK TO COMPLETE BOOK LINK TO PLATES-ONLY LINK TO DETAIL PAGE Stylizing and applying natural shapes in flat ornamentation. Originally a loose-leaf folder with separate plates and explanations, from 1911-1913. This second edition contains a text section followed by a plate […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS on http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/news.htm H-AB001 J. Feller – Musterbuch Einfache Schmiede-Arbeiten LINK TO PDF LINK TO DETAIL PAGE Hardcover folder with 100 images of simple ironwork, suitable for urban and rural use. Incomplete; nearly half of the images are missing. Actually the folder cover is black on very dark grey, so the color of […]
REPORT ON 2016 We published 123 items with a total book value of USD 9725. We received 295 items with a total book value of USD 26425. Notable donors: the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa gave permission to use all their Berlin woolwork patterns. In return we identified from four of their […]
FUNDRAISING NEWS 9 December : 3419 USD donated! Another 150 USD nibbled off the right-hand column! And we are nibbling off little bits of the backlog of publications too! Still three weeks to go before we close the books on this year, and start calculating how the budget for next year will look! Because we […]