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Modelbuch new aller art nehens und stickens. Jetzundt wider mit viel schoenen moedelen unnd stahlen, allen steinmetzen, schreinern, seidenstickern und nederinnen, sehr nuetzlich und luestig zugericht

Gulfferich, Hermann · 1553 · 18 pictures

A 1553 German pattern book by Hermann Gulfferich, the Modelbuch of needlework and embroidery designs, printed for embroiderers, lacemakers, stonemasons and carpenters. Its woodcut pages show ornamental bands of scrollwork, interlace, strapwork, flowers and pomegranates, stacked in horizontal strips or vertical borders, which a designer could use as repeat borders, edging or textile pattern sources.

Embroidery · Lace · Pattern book · Germany

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