Studio delle virtuose dame : doue si vedono bellissimi lauori di punto in aria, reticella, di maglia
Studio delle virtuose dame is a 1597 Roman pattern book by Isabetta Catanea Parasole, published by A. Facchetti for women who did needle lace, reticella and knitted work. Its pictures are black-and-white woodcut plates of lace designs, the dense black fields with white openwork motifs showing how a stitched pattern reads as graphic positive and negative shapes, useful for borders, all-over repeats and geometric lattice ornament.
