By method: LaceWork

“Pattern Book of Renaissance Lace“
Dover Publications, 1988
ISBN 0-486-25828-9 A facsimile copy of Cesare Vecellio’s “Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne” of 1617. Contains patterns for needle and bobbin lace. A primary resource.

“Threads of Lace“ by Pat Earnshaw
Gorse Publications, 1989
ISBN 0-9513891-1-4

A scholarly book concerned with the fibers, techniques, and history of lace. Has extreme close-up photographs of various laces including several period laces. Interesting bibliography. A must-have for lace makers.