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De Florum Cultura. Rome, 1633, Giovanni Battista Ferrari (Italian, Siena 1584–1655 Siena), Engraving, woodcut

De Florum Cultura. Rome, 1633

Artist:
Giovanni Battista Ferrari (Italian, Siena 1584–1655 Siena)
Publisher:
Published by Stephanus Paulinus , Rome
Designer:
Designed by Anna Maria Vaiani (Italian, active 1620–30)
Engraver:
Engraved by Johann Friedrich Greuter (German, active Rome, ca. 1590/93–1662)
Designer:
Designed by Andrea Sacchi (Italian, Rome (?) ca. 1599–1661 Rome)
Designer:
Designed by Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna)
Designer:
Designed by Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome)
Published in:
Rome
Date:
1633
Medium:
Engraving, woodcut
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 13/16 x 6 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (25 x 17 x 4.6 cm)
Classification:
Books
Credit Line:
Museum Accession, transferred from the Library, 1921
Accession Number:
21.36.8
Not on view
Inscription: In ink front flyleaf recto "Di Veru Uino M a Visconse JCB" (?)
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Graesse II. 571, Jessen 1562 , Bartsch CC.127.5 (Vaiani, A.M.)p. 421 this book, Le Bl. IV.80.5 (Vaiani, A.M.), Le Bl. II.320.12 (Greuter), Montaiglon 118 (Mellar), Th.B. VIII.487 (Pietro da Cortona), S.K.B. 3489, Hunt Bot. Cat. I.240, Nissen 620.

Timelines
Rome and Southern Italy, 1600-1800 A.D.

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