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It would be difficult to enumerate tbe various kinds of needle-made lace produced by Italy in her palmy days.

The Cavaliere Merli has endeavoured to classify them accordingto the names given in the pattern books, with which, as well aswith her lace, Venice supplied the world. Out of more than a

"Fig. 18.

Punto a grofo. Knotted point.

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hundred of these works, the names of which have been collected,above one-third were published in Venice.

1. I’unto a reticella. 4 —Already described, p. 1(3 (Fig. 17).

2. Punto tagliato. 10 —Outwork, already described, p. 1(3.

3. Punto in aria. 11 —See “ Venice.”

’ First mentioned in the Sforzn. In-ventory, 1493 'see “Milan”); not inthe pattern books till Vecellio, 1592 : butTaglienti (1530) gives “su la rcte” and“ II Spccchio di Pcnsieri” (1548)“ puntoin rede.”

11 First given in the “ HonestoEsempio,” 1550, and passim.

11 Mentioned by Taglienti (1530), andafterwards in the “ Trionfo ” (1555), andpassim.