Sun Dec 23, 2018 09:22 PM

Morning Modelbuch (12/25/2018)

Pinks, just because they’re pretty. I don’t post as often as I would like from Isabella Catanea Parasole’s patterns. In part because they’re primarily really intricate lace and push more toward the 17th century. I love their originality, but that also means they weren’t republished in 10 or so different books. Certainly some of my favorite to look at though. Some interesting stories going on in the designs. There’s definitely something going on with the snakes wrapping around the edges of the heart in the first pattern. _Pretiosa Gemma delle virtuose donne,_ from 1600 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/661180