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Thesauro de Scrittori

1535
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Thesauro de Scrittori
  • Designer: Sigismundo Fanti (Italian, born Ferrara, active Venice 16th century)
  • Designer: Niccolò Vicentino (Italian, active ca. 1510–ca. 1550)
  • Designer: Angelus Mutinensis (Italian, active 16th century)
  • Printmaker: Ugo da Carpi (Italian, Carpi ca. 1480–1532 Bologna)
  • Published in: Rome?
  • Date: 1535
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 3/8 in. (21 x 14 x 1 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
  • Object Number: 18.7.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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