Anna Neuper's Modelbuch: Early Sixteenth-Century Patterns for Weaving Brocaded Bands

by Anna Neuper, Ute von Zezschwitz Bargmann (Editor), Nancy Spies (Editor)

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A small, leather-covered book of handwritten patterns for gold brocaded tabletwoven bands resides in the Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbuettel, Germany. Written in 1517 by Anna Neuper, a seventy-year-old nun in the St. Clare Convent in Nurnberg, it contains forty-five different patterns with variations and is among the earliest pattern books for any textile technique. These patterns have been transcribed into modern charts and are presented with background information. This book is a must for every tablet weaver and anyone who can work from graphed designs.… (more)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Neuper, Anna	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Bargmann, Ute von Zezschwitz	Editor	main author	all editions	confirmed
Spies, Nancy	Editor	main author	all editions	confirmed

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A small, leather-covered book of handwritten patterns for gold brocaded tabletwoven bands resides in the Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbuettel, Germany. Written in 1517 by Anna Neuper, a seventy-year-old nun in the St. Clare Convent in Nurnberg, it contains forty-five different patterns with variations and is among the earliest pattern books for any textile technique. These patterns have been transcribed into modern charts and are presented with background information. This book is a must for every tablet weaver and anyone who can work from graphed designs.

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