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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Learn the history of heritage crochet techniques, and how to use
them to enrich any crochet project. Clear instructions from master
teacher Rita de Maintenon, plus 160 photos and online videos, take
intermediate-level crochet skills to the next level, allowing you
to learn to crochet broomstick lace, hairpin lace, Tunisian lace,
Aran cables, and thread lace such as filet crochet, Irish crochet,
bullions, and picots. After mastering the basics of these often
undervalued traditional skills, learn how to move between them,
combine them, and--most importantly--move from pattern dependency
to "pattern independence." Readers are guided in how to create
their own designer projects without the need of commercial
patterns. Original-design examples are featured throughout. This
book belongs in every fiber lover's library as a constant resource
of information and inspiration.
Born Francoise d'Aubigne, a criminal's daughter reduced to street
begging as a child, Madame de Maintenon (1653-1719) made an
improbable rise from impoverished beginnings to the summit of power
as the second, secret wife of Louis XIV. An educational reformer,
Maintenon founded and directed the celebrated academy for
aristocratic women at Saint-Cyr. This volume presents the dialogues
and addresses in which Maintenon explains her controversial
philosophy of education for women.
Denounced by her contemporaries as a political schemer and
religious fanatic, Maintenon has long been criticized as an
opponent of gender equality. The writings in this volume faithfully
reflect Maintenon's respect for social hierarchy and her stoic call
for women to accept the duties of their state in life. But the
writings also echo Maintenon's more feminist concerns: the need to
redefine the virtues in the light of women's experience, the
importance of naming the constraints on women's freedom, and the
urgent need to remedy the scandalous neglect of the education of
women.
In her writings as well as in her own model school at Saint-Cyr,
Maintenon embodies the demand for educational reform as the key to
the empowerment of women at the dawn of modernity.
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