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(seo No. 77). Sho holds a bull of thread in her himd. Behind, on the left,are two women at work; on the right, a sculptor chUclliug a statue of Minerva.

The plates, which aro rich and beautiful, are each accompanied by a shortexplanation, as “ Di gua da es-er portata de ogni imperatrice; ” “ Hopcra hellis-sima clie per il piu il Signora Duchess et altro Signore si servano per li suoiLavori“ Questa hellissima Rosette usano anco le gentildonne Venetiano dafur traverse,” <fce. (Fig. 158.)

The bavari are executed in three different stitches: punto d* aieri, puntoflamingo, and punto tagliuto. This is the only author who gives Flemishpatterns (punti Fiamenghi). They consist mostly of rosettes and stars (gotieo).

jo8.

Les cxcellents eschantillons, patrons ct modelles du Seigneur Federic (823.de Vinciolo Venitien, pour apprendro a faire toutes sortes d’ouvrages de J’ant.Lingorio, do Poinct couppe, grands et petits passements a jour, et den-tolles exquises. Dediez ii la Royne. A Paris. Chez la Veufvo Jean 1cClere, rue Sainet Jean de Latran, a la Salamandre Royallc. Avcc Pri-vilege du Roy, 1G23. ,0C

In Ito. 50 if.

The old frontispiece and samo “ Avertisscment.”

Dedication to the Queen, Anno of Austria.

The Goddess Pallas invented “ les ouvrages de lingerie, lo poinct couppe,les grands & petits passements a jour, toutes sortes do dentelles, tunt pourse desennuyer quo se parer, par l’aitiflco de ses ingenieuses mains. Aracines’y adonna, & hien qu’inferieure so voulant comparer h, olio & on venir al’experienco, nmis sa prosomption fut chnstiee.” Many illustrious ladies havedelighted in this “ lionneste exercise.” Fastrade and Constance, wivos of theEmperor C'hurlem 'gne and of King Robert, “s’employerentdo rette manufac-ture, & de lours ouvrages ornerent les eglises & les au'els ” This royal “ mes-tier” has reached perfection thtougli the works of Vinciolo. I reprint andagain increase liis work, which I dedicate to your Mujesty, to whom I presumethey will bo ngveoablo; the subject of which it treats is “une invention dedeesBo & uno occupation de Royne—vous cstant autant Royno des vorttis quovous l’estcs do deux royaumes.” Signed, "la Voufve do feu lean lo Clerc.”

Same sonnet.

Privilege for six years, dated Paris, last day of March 1G23.

55 if. 58 plates, 24 ouvrages tie jioint couppe and 8 of “ Passements anfuzenu ” (seo Figs. 13 aud 14, pp. 24 and 25), and alphabet.

109.

Here followetli ccrtaine patterncs of Cut-workcs; and hut onco 10^2Printed before. Also sundry sorts of Spots, as Flowers, Birds, and LondonFishes, Ac., and will fitly servo to Ire wrought, some with Gould, somewith Silko, and some with Gewell (sic) or otherwise at your pleasure.

London ; Printed (sic) in Shoe-lane, at the signo of the Faulcon, byRichard Shorleyker. 1G32.' 70

Obi. 4to.

Tho ci 2>y in the Bodleian is probably prior to the alrjvo. It has no date,

’ 0: ‘ Bib. Nat. Gr.iv. L. h. 2. a.*—Brussels, Bib. Roy—Cat. d’Kbtrces.8847.

In the possession of Mrs.Marryat. “Maos y dderwen.”—Bib.Bodleian.