Apropos Patterns: Fore Embroidery, Lace and Woven Textiles [Schriften der Abegg-Stiftung Riggisberg, v. 4.]

210 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 33 cm. Summaries in French and German. The book provides a vivid overview of the variety of pattern samples for embroidery, lace and fabrics, above all the early printed pattern books are discussed in detail. Numerous illustrations and comparisons of models, executed textiles and their counterparts in engravings and paintings, especially portraits, make this publication essential to lovers of textile and book art as well as for collectors of engraved ornament prints.