Renaissance Patterns for Lace, Embroidery and Needlepoint

Renaissance Patterns for Lace, Embroidery and NeedlepointOld Venetian lace has always been considered one of the high points of the textile arts, what with its imaginative design, technical brilliance, and universal appeal to all lands and times. It was the ancestor of most of the important laces that have since been made in Europe, and surviving specimens are the treasured possessions of the great museums of the world. Federico Vinciolo is one of the masters within this art. A leading Venetian designer, he

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