. History of lace . Point Coupe,* or Goderonne — goudronne, incor- 1588. II avait une fraise empesee et rectly derived fi-om pitch (goudron), godronnee a gros godrons, au bout de has no relation to stiffness or starch, laquelle il y avoit de belie et grande but is used to designate the fluted dentelle, les ruanchettes estoient gou- pattern so much in vogue in the six- dronnees de mesme. teen th century—the gadrooned edge They are introduced into the of silversmiths. Title page of this work. ( i8 HISTORY OF LACE rich geometric patterns, printed in white upon a Hack ground(Fig. 2) ; the second o


. History of lace . Point Coupe,* or Goderonne — goudronne, incor- 1588. II avait une fraise empesee et rectly derived fi-om pitch (goudron), godronnee a gros godrons, au bout de has no relation to stiffness or starch, laquelle il y avoit de belie et grande but is used to designate the fluted dentelle, les ruanchettes estoient gou- pattern so much in vogue in the six- dronnees de mesme. teen th century—the gadrooned edge They are introduced into the of silversmiths. Title page of this work. ( i8 HISTORY OF LACE rich geometric patterns, printed in white upon a Hack ground(Fig. 2) ; the second of Lacis, or subjects in squares (Fig. 3),with counted stitches, like the patterns for worsted-work ofthe present day—the designs, the seven planets, Neptune,and various squares, borders, etc. Vinciolo dedicates his book to Louise de Vaudemont,the neglected Queen of Henry III., whose portrait, with thatof the king, is added to the later editions. Various other pattern-books had already been published. Ficr. Point Coupe.—(Vinciolo.) The earliest bearing a date is one printed at Cologne in1527. These books are scarce; being designed for patterns, andtraced with a metal style, or pricked through, many perishedin the using. They are much sought after by the collectoras among the early specimens of wood-block printing. Wegive therefore in the Appendix a list of those we find recorded,or of which we have seen copies, observing that thegreater numl)er, though generally composed for one particularart, may be applied indifferently to any kind of ornamentalwork. Cut-work was made in several manners. The first ^ See Appendix. Platk III.


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