Opera Nova Universali intitulata Corona di racammi, page 2 (verso) 1530
giovanniandreavavassore
themetropolitanmuseumofart
drawing, ornament, print
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drawing
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aged paper
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ornament
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toned paper
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ink paper printed
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book
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bird
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personal sketchbook
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coloured pencil
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men
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watercolour bleed
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watercolour illustration
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sketchbook art
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marker colouring
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watercolor
This page from Giovanni Andrea Vavassore's *Opera Nova Universali intitulata Corona di racammi* (1530) is a pattern book for needlepoint embroidery. The page features a black and white woodcut design that illustrates a repeating motif of geometric knots, woven with a flowing, leafy vine. This page is one of 111 in this book dedicated to needlepoint design for the household. It was likely used by women of all social classes, providing them with patterns to decorate clothing, linens, and other household items.
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