Neues Modelbuch (New Model Books for Embroidery and Lace) 1596 and 1597

[mmcnealy]

Wow! What a find! Two period embroidery and lace pattern books online.

Siebmacher, Johann: Schön Neues Modelbuch von allerley lustigen Mödeln naczunehen, zuwürcken unn zusticken, gemacht im Jar Ch. 1597, Nurmberg 1597 [VD16 S 6256]

It has embroidery pattern graphs, mainly counted work, in a wide variety of widths and complexity.
A nice graph of an Imperial eagle
It has smock neckline embroidery patterns with the design for the bottom of the neckline slit already graphed out.
Drawn thread work patterns at least I think they are, they may also be reticella.

Siebmacher, Johann: New Modelbuch, darinnen allerley gattungen schöner Mödeln der Newen außgeschnitnen Arbeit ... zuneyen, Basel [1596] [VD16 N 1328]
Lots of lace patterns, I think they are mainly Reticella and Punto Aria, but may be bobbin lace patterns as well. I'm not a lace maker, so my knowledge of lace pattern types is limited.

Comments

[biblipeacay.livejournal.com]

Just in case you haven't seen it, there are 452 textile/pattern &c books available from Arizona U (http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books.html). PDFs admittedly, but the Giovanni Ostaus (1561) book I have so far downloaded is chock full of ornament/pattern/needlepoint designs.

[mmcnealy.livejournal.com]

I'd forgotten about that resource, thanks for the reminder!