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Sat Dec 7, 2024 12:16 AM
It’s 1 AM my time and I’m staring at Rosina Furst’s Neues Modelbuch, book 4. Several of the pages have…
Wed Dec 4, 2024 10:24 AM
Wed Dec 4, 2024 10:24 AM Wed Dec 4, 2024 10:24 AM I had nothing to do with this one,…
Sun Dec 1, 2024 11:55 AM
Sun Dec 1, 2024 11:55 AM Sun Dec 1, 2024 11:55 AM I’m still in the middle of crafting today’s…
Sat Nov 30, 2024 10:08 AM
I’m going to so some Merry Modelbuch crafting again this year. There are some fun ideas from years past I…
Thu Nov 14, 2024 08:08 AM
The V&A has this striking early 17th century cover with a grape vine pattern worked up in red. Accession number…
Wed Nov 13, 2024 07:49 AM
I really like the scrolling florals you see in the back of some of the earlier books, but don’t see…
Mon Nov 11, 2024 09:16 AM
I’ve talked a bit about Lotz #53 and 54 (dated 1619) by Jakob Honervogt in the past. I’m back to…
Sun Nov 10, 2024 02:29 PM
I’m really intrigued by the 17th century manner of transforming basic geometric patterns by using color in exciting ways. I…