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Zoppino, Nicolo · 1532 · 15 pictures

A 1532 Italian pattern book by Nicolò Zoppino, the Conuiuio delle belle donne, offering embroidery and lace designs for women to copy by measure. Its pages show repeating geometric grids, knotwork bands, and scrolling foliate strapwork printed as woodcut blocks, which a designer could adapt for borders, textile repeats, or ornamental frames.

Embroidery · Lace and lace making · Pattern books · Italy

Internet Archive · Public domain (published before 1931) · More from this library