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Quentel, Peter · 1544 · 19 pictures

A 1544 German pattern book by Peter Quentel, printed in Cologne for embroiderers, lacemakers and needleworkers, offering more than six hundred designs for needlework. The woodcut pages show dense geometric bands, interlaced knotwork, scrolling vine borders and diamond lattices, arranged as strips and panels a designer could adapt for textile, border or grid patterns.

Embroidery · Lace and lace making · Pattern books · Germany

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