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Buratto

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BURATTO. - This name is given to a loosely woven fabric on which one embroiders with a needle stitch in a color different from the background and generally lighter. The b. was much used in the 16th century. Compared with other techniques, it presents a greater overall softness owing to the loose weave of the background.

Guglielmo Matthiae

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), col. 223.

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Chicago

Matthiae, Guglielmo. “Buratto.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, col. 223. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/buratto.

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Matthiae, Guglielmo. “Buratto.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 223. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/buratto.

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@incollection{ec3_buratto,
  author    = {Matthiae, Guglielmo},
  title     = {Buratto},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {III},
  pages     = {223},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/buratto}
}

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