Tunisian Crochet History

So this all started out because I may or may not have made up a new stitch and wanted to vitrify that before posting it on here. The whole thing has morphed into what will be my first A&S research project for the SCA.

What little research I have done hasn't turned up much verified information online, yet. The popular date says it first appeared in publications in 1907, however I've already found a book from 1866 that has several Tunisian stitches and a few more alternate names to research.

I will be adding stitch patterns and swatches as I go. I'm also earmarking those historical patterns that I want to make. They are not necessarily all Tunisian crochet and those that are not will have their own post.