Embroideries and Patterns From 19th Century Vienna from the Nowotny Collection Available to Purchase

In 1804 Berlin publisher, Phillison, first published embroidery patterns on squared paper. The matching of each square to a stitch made it possible for anyone with enough patience and an interest in embroidery to complete quite complex patterns. This simplified technique, known as “petit point”, was copied by other publishers, leading to the popularity of “Berlin work” across Europe.

Embroideries and Patterns From 19th Century Vienna is the first book to be devoted entirely to the “petit point” of Vienna. The main focus of the book is on the author’s discovery of a vast collection of high quality patterns belonging...