Teatro delle nobili et virtuose donne doue si rappresentano varij disegni di lauori nouamente inuentati, et disegnati / da Elisabetta Catanea Parasole, romana.

In Roma : [s.n.], l'anno 1616.

54 leaves, 20 x 27 cm

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Italy -- Rome, -- publication place.

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From dealer's description: "FEMALE PRINT-MAKER PARASOLE, Elisabetta (Isabetta) Catanea. Teatro delle Nobili et Virtvose Donne, dove si rappresentano varij disegni di Lauori / nouamente Inuentati, et disegnati da Elisabetta Cattanea Parasole.- In Roma: si vendono da Mauritio Bona, 1616. One of the important early books on embroidery, containing a plethora of embroidery and lacework designs, the work of the most famous woman textile designer of her time and one of the first female artists & printmaker to be admitted as a member to the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. Her first publication, Spechio delle Virtuose Donne, published by Antonio Fachetti, was the first full pattern book to be designed by a woman. Parasole’s woodcarvings were unique for her time period in that Parasole used a dark background for the designs. This was created by carving the lace design into the wood block rather than carving away everything but the lace. The overall effect was that the white lines of the lace against the dark background mirrored the delicate appearance of the actual fabric. Many of her designs in the lace books consisted of floral patterns, likely from Prince Frederico Cesi’s garden.- Lotz 143b." Ordered from Antiquariat Michael Kuhn D9636, 2023-05-01, Cat. Kuhn Rare Books & Art", item on p. 17.

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