- Federico de Vinciolo
Federico de Vinciolo or Federico Vinciolo was a
sixteenth century lace -maker andpattern design er attached to the court ofHenry II of France . He was granted a monopoly on manufacturing lace ruffs in France.His book of
needlework patterns, "Les Singuliers et Nouveaux Pourtaicts", was published in many editions between 1587 and 1623.An unabridged reprint of a 1909 facisimile of this book was issued by
Dover Books as "Renaissance Patterns for Lace, Embroidery and Needlepoint" in 1971.External links
* [http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/vinciolo/ Online facsimile of "Les Singuliers']
References
*Montupet, Janine, and Ghislaine Schoeller: "Lace: The Elegant Web", ISBN 0-8109-3553-8.
*Vinciolo, Federico: "Renaissance Patterns for Lace, Embroidery and Needlepoint", Dover Books, 1971. ISBN 0-4862-2438-4
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