A BOOK FOR ALL TIME NOT JUST BEDTIME

The Book of Fine Linen by Francoise de Bonneville

     The up-market, bi-monthly magazine SELVEDGE has a good offer this week of £5 off my favourite linen book:  The Book of Fine Linen by Francoise de Bonneville.  Originally published in France, and normally costing £35,  it  is a most beautiful compendium of pictures, photos and articles about every facet of the subject Linen.  Every time I dip into it I find fascinating facts about trousseaux, a mass of useful examples to study, early origins, customs, history and much more,  all written in a very elegant style, and a pleasure to look at.  Offer available until April 2012. The luscious linen sheets are a sample of the excellent photography.    If anyone is interested, I have a spare, secondhand copy of this valuable tome, in brand new condition, for sale -NOW SOLD to a reader in Australia  .  A good present for a linen lover.