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Informatione a regi, e gran prencipi, d'vn padiglione da letto di forma quadra à sua proportione, ben composto pretioso, & superbissimo : che si ritroua in casa di Francesco Sorbellone ricamatore in Milano

Sorbellone, Francesco · 1625 · In Milano : Per Melchior Malatesta stampator regio, e ducale · 6 pictures

A 1625 Milanese publication printed by Melchior Malatesta for kings and great princes, presenting a richly embroidered square bed canopy made by the embroiderer Francesco Sorbellone. The pictures are black-and-white engraved designs of ornamental scrollwork, floral vases, and border bands, offering a designer historical models for baroque embroidery, acanthus motifs, and symmetrical textile patterns.

Bedding · Textile fabrics · Embroidery · Upholstery

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