Nüw Modelbuoch : allerley Gattungen Däntelschnür, so diser Zyt in hoch Tütschlanden geng und brüchig sind / zuo Underricht jren Leertöchteren unnd allen anderen Schnürwürckeren zuo Zürych und wo die sind yetz nüwlich zuobereit und erstmals in Truck verfergket durch R. M.
A 1561 German-language pattern book by R. M., printed in Zürich, teaching lace-makers and bobbin lace workers the designs in use across German-speaking lands. The pages are rows of horizontal lace bands, each labelled with a pattern name and a count of bobbins or stitches, shown as dark woodcut-like blocks on pale paper. A designer can take from them the geometric repeat structures of early lace: lozenges, squares, star grids and interlaced knots, usable as ready-made border strips for textile or surface pattern work.
