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Libro di Giuocho di Scacchi

Author Written by Jacobus de Cessolis Italian
Publisher Published by Antonio di Bartolommeo Miscomini Italian
1493
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Object Information
  • Title: Libro di Giuocho di Scacchi
  • Author: Written by Jacobus de Cessolis (Italian, active 1288–1322)
  • Publisher: Published by Antonio di Bartolommeo Miscomini (Italian, active Florence, 1476–94)
  • Published in: Florence
  • Date: 1493
  • Medium: Printed book with woodcut illustrations
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1943
  • Object Number: 43.37
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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