Livres a dentelles; No. 3
A lace pattern book by Emmanuel Bocher, published in Paris by Amand-Durand in 1887, meant for lacemakers and embroiderers working from printed designs. The pictures are horizontal bands of ornament: dark filled grid patterns imitating needle lace or filet work beside line-engraved scroll borders with foliage and strapwork. A designer could draw on the repeating band structure, the stylised vine scrolls, and the contrast between solid and open grid motifs.
