Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, title page (recto)

1554

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Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice, bound by Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd, British, active London after 1821.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Title in center printed in black, surrounded by ornate architectural frame with statues of putti, centaur heads in profile, and other human figures. At the very bottom is a framed scene of women producing textiles with a landscape behind them.

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Title: Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, title page (recto)
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)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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