Libellus Valde Doctus Elegans, et Utilis, Multa et Varia Scribendarum (Elegant and Useful Book on the Learned Art of Writing)

Author Written by Urban Wyss Swiss

Publisher Published by Urban Wyss Swiss

1549

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Title: Libellus Valde Doctus Elegans, et Utilis, Multa et Varia Scribendarum (Elegant and Useful Book on the Learned Art of Writing)
Author: Written by Urban Wyss (Swiss)
Publisher: Published by Urban Wyss (Swiss) , Zurich
Date: 1549
Medium: Plates: woodcuts
Dimensions: Overall: 6 5/16 x 9 7/16 x 11/16 in. (16 x 24 x 1.7 cm)
Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929
Object Number: 29.41
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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