Opera nuova che insegna a le donne cusire, a racammare, & a disegnare a ciascuno: et la detta opera sara di grande utilita ad ogni artista, per esser il disegno a ognuno necessario, la qual intitolata esempio di recammi
Giovanni Antonio Tagliente's 1530 Venetian pattern book teaches women to sew, drawn-thread work and draw designs, offering patterns for embroidery and lacemaking. The pictures are woodcut pages of geometric bands, interlace knots, scrolling foliage, and rectangular and circular panels that a designer could adapt for borders, textile repeats, and ornamental frames.
