This is a double pattern page containing a pattern for a
French dress and a pattern for a mantellina (small, light
cloak), both from damask. The damask is probably figured with
a directional pattern as the pieces are laid out with bottoms
to the left. Notice the curved front of the center pattern
piece that corresponds to the curved point of the bodice piece.
The back of the skirt also has a curved seam. A translation
and fabric requirements are given below.
French faldellin of damask. 6 2/3 baras x 2/3 baras
(5.98 yards x 21.5 inches).
To cut this French faldellin, and bodice, that has of Castillian
baras, seven baras less one third of damask, and of length,
one bara and one half, it is necessary to switch around
said damask, and to double the half of the baras on top
the other half, to nap and woven pattern, if it has a woven
pattern, and of the part of our left hand are cut out the
back, and on top the front bodice are cut out, and cuchillos.
In this manteo, or faldellin, goes to the quarter front
of the body {lobre} the front one of the faldellin, and
the back of the body with the back of the faldellin, and
should remain one sixth opened by {detras} the back of the
faldellin, of luck that does not have another {aberrura}
but by after. It has of silk of Valencian baras, six baras
and one half: and of Aragon baras, eight baras. And this
can be done of any of the said baras by this same one pattern.
Mantellina of damask for christening. 3 5/6 baras x
2/3 baras (3.43 yards x 21.5 inches).
To cut this mantellina of damask, that has of Castillian
baras, four baras less one sixth, and of length, one bara
and one eighth, it is necessary to spread the cloth all
along, and wide the said damask, and of the part of our
left hand are cut out the main part, and from the bottom
of the main part the camas are cut out, and pieças of camas
all to pattern. Some they are used to make but long these
mentillos, and other smaller; and also it {dexo} to diserecion
of each one of taking the silk that it {pareciere} but or
less. This takes of silk of Valencian baras, three baras
and one half: and of Aragon baras, four baras: and of Catalonia
the half less than the baras of Aragon. And this can be
done of any of the said baras by this same one pattern.
