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Foresto, Giuseppe · 1564 · 18 pictures

Splendore delle virtuose giovani is a 1564 Italian pattern book by Giuseppe Foresto, issued in Venice for women who did needlework, lacemaking and embroidery. Its pictures are full-page woodcut panels of scrolling foliage, knotwork and grid-based geometric bands, showing how a designer can build repeating vertical borders from interlace, acanthus curls and vine motifs.

Embroidery · Lace · Pattern book

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