Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne

Publisher Matteo Pagano Italian
Binder Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd British
1554
Not on view
Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice, bound by Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd, British, active London after 1821.
Title page with illustrated border, advice with woodcut initial letter on verso of title page, 45 pages of patterns, poem on verso of last page.

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  • Title: Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne
  • Publisher: Matteo Pagano (Italian, 1515–1588) , Venice
  • Binder: Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd (British, active London after 1821)
  • Date: 1554
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (19 x 15 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
  • Object Number: 21.15.2bis(1-48)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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