ITALY. 37 It would be difficult to enumerate the various binds of needle- made lace produced by Italy in her palmy days. The Cavaliere Merli lias endeavoured to classify tbem according to the names given in the pattern books, with which, as well as with her lace, Venice supplied the world. Out of more than a Fig. 18. mmMzmm Punto a grof o. Knotted point. hundred of these works, the names of which have been collected, above one-tliird were published in Venice. 1. Punto a reticella. 9 —Already described, p. 16 (Fig. 17). 2. Punto tagliato. 10 —Outwork, already described, p. 16. 3. Punto in aria. 11 —See “Venice.” 0 First mentioned in the Sforza In- 10 First given in the “ Honest' ventory, 1493 (see “Milan”); not in Esempio,” 1550, and passim. the pattern books till Vecellio, 1592; but 11 Mentioned by Taglienti (1530), an Taglienti (1530) gives “ su la rote” and afterwards in the “ Trionfo ” (1555), an 11 Speechio di Ptnsieri” (1518)“ punto passim. m rede.”