Prima parte de' fiori, disegni di varie sorti di ricami moderni
Prima parte de' fiori is a 1591 Italian pattern book by Giovanni Battista Ciotti, printed in Venice for embroiderers and lacemakers who copied its designs. Its pictures are dark-ground plates of white openwork lace patterns, with borders, geometric medallions and triangular panels that a designer could adapt for ornamental edging, textile repeats or cut-paper frames.
