Giardineto novo di punti tagliati et gropposi per exercitio & ornamento delle donne (Venice 1554), page 7 (recto)

Publisher Matteo Pagano Italian
Binder Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd British
1554
Not on view
Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, bound by Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd, British, active London after 1821.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 2 vertical columns printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated with an interlace motif, followed by an 'X', and ending with a 4-petaled flower; all motifs are formed by black triangles. Right column is decorated with a diamond containing a vase holding a 5-leafed plant followed by an ornamented backward 'S'.

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  • Title: Giardineto novo di punti tagliati et gropposi per exercitio & ornamento delle donne (Venice 1554), page 7 (recto)
  • Publisher: Matteo Pagano (Italian, 1515–1588)
  • Binder: Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd (British, active London after 1821)
  • Date: 1554
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: 7-5/8 x 6-3/8 x 1/4 in. (19.4 x 16.2 x 0.6 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
  • Object Number: 21.15.1bis(13)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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