Opera Nova Universali intitulata Corona di racammi, page 14 (recto) 1530

This woodcut print from Giovanni Andrea Vavassore’s *Opera Nova Universali intitulata Corona di racammi* (New Universal Work Entitled Crown of Embroideries) from 1530, depicts a detailed, geometric pattern for needlepoint embroidery. It is one of 110 designs in Vavassore’s *Corona di racammi*, a treatise intended to serve as a guide for needleworkers of all levels. The book was a popular and influential source of embroidery designs throughout the sixteenth century. *Corona di racammi* (1530) is considered one of the most important and influential books on embroidery published in Italy.