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Aesopi Fabulas

June 26, 1479
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Object Information
  • Title: Aesopi Fabulas
  • Author: Written by Aesop (Greek, ca. 620–560 BCE)
  • Translator: Translated by Accio Zucchi (Italian)
  • Designer: Woodcuts designed by Liberale da Verona (Italian, Verona ca. 1445–1527/29 Verona)
  • Publisher: Published by Giovanni & Alberto Alvise , Verona
  • Published in: Verona
  • Date: June 26, 1479
  • Medium: Woodcuts, some hand colored
  • Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 7/8 in. (21 x 15.8 x 2.2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 21.4.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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