New and singular patternes & workes of linnen
Subtitle: seruing for paternes to make all sortes of lace, edginges, and cut-workes : newly inuented for the profite & contentment of ladies, gentilwomen, & others, that are desirous of this arte
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: Imprinted by J. Wolfe and Ed. White
Published: 1591
Place of publication: London
Language: und
Number of pages: 59
Subjects: Needlework; Patterns; Early works to 1800; Lace and lace making
Notes: Dedication signed: Adrian Poyntz.

Title within border composed of 2 headpieces (top & bottom) & 2 human figure panels (sides).

A 2d title, within same border & with Wolfe's name alone in the imprint, occurs on leaf [31] & reads: New and singular patternes & workes of linnen. Where- in are represented vnto vs the seauen planets, and many other figures seruing for patternes to make diuers sortes of lace ...

Entered under Poyntz in 1st ed. of STC (20180); but according to A. Lotz (Bibl. der Modelbücher, no.153), it is "Das erste in England gedruckte Modelbuch, offenbar ein Nachdruck des ersten Werks des Vinciolo". There are some variants in the patterns, but most of them are identical with Vinciolo's.

Signatures: A-Q⁴.

STC (2nd ed.) 24765.3.

Gift; Harrison D. Horblit; n.d.; 54-610.

Imperfect: leaves 25-28 wanting.

Ms. annotations throughout.