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Paganino, Alessandro, 1509-1538 · 1532 · Bena. [Benaca, i.e. Toscolano] : P. Alex. Pag. Benacenses · 10 pictures

A 1532 pattern book of embroidery designs compiled by Alessandro Paganino and printed at Toscolano on Lake Garda, gathering models for needleworkers from Germany, France and Italy. The woodcut pages show dense scrolling vine and acanthus borders, strap-work panels, and bands of leaves and tendrils, with some pages showing heavy black silhouettes and others finer outline work that a designer could adapt for rules, frames or repeating ornament.

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