Abstract This introduction highlights the connections and continuities between the articles in this special issue around the hidden aspects underpinning design and labor in the lace trade, over the period of the industrial revolution to the mid 20th century, across England, Belgium, and France. The papers draw on archival records, which include not only traditional text-based accounts, textile samples, and pattern designs, but also business records and songs, to uncover hidden information about processes, experiences, and labor, in the perpetuation of the lace trade over the period. “Missing Persons and Hidden Heritages in European Lace Making” demonstrates that examining these records will uncover the contributions and losses incurred by a range of hidden hands, bodies, and minds.

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简介：欧洲蕾丝制作中的失踪人员和隐藏遗产

摘要 本介绍重点介绍了本期特刊中文章之间的联系和连续性，这些文章围绕着从工业革命到 20 世纪中叶，横跨英格兰、比利时和法国的花边贸易中支撑设计和劳动力的隐藏方面。这些论文利用档案记录，其中不仅包括传统的基于文本的帐户、纺织品样品和图案设计，还包括商业记录和歌曲，以揭示有关花边贸易长期存在的过程、经验和劳动力的隐藏信息期间。“欧洲蕾丝制作中的失踪人员和隐藏遗产”表明，检查这些记录将发现一系列隐藏的手、身体和思想所造成的贡献和损失。