Embroidery and typographic ornaments in the 16th century

michele casanova Posts: 85

December 2025 in Type History

I'm trying to use 16th-century embroidery books to create typographic ornaments.

I found some texts here: Archive

Are there any suggestions for other sources?
I imagine there are studies on the connection between typographic decorations and the spread of embroidery in the 16th century (perhaps about Giovanni Antonio Tagliente).

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• ornaments

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  Craig Eliason Posts: 1,519

  December 2025

  Besides books, you could look at textiles themselves! For example here's a search of the V&A collections. 

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