Contributi allo studio dell'arte tessile
A 1920 Italian study of textile art published in Milan by Bestetti & Tumminelli, authored by Giorgi Sangiorgi and held by the Smithsonian Libraries, aimed at scholars of historic fabrics. The pictures are reproductions of woven and patterned silk-like cloths in dark ground with pale motifs: a central mask or winged creature amid scrolling foliage, geometric lattices enclosing paired figures, and medallions with roundels and symmetrical blossoms. A designer could draw on their tight repeat structures, symmetrical medallion layouts, and dense damask-style ornament.
