Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 20 (verso)

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.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 4 vertical columns. First column is very narrow and is decorated with a black-and-white checkerboard pattern. Second column is decorated with a pattern of diamonds, each containing an 8-petaled flower. Third column is decorated with an interlace pattern forming a series of diamonds. Fourth column is decorated with a central flower, flanked by 2 birds in profile followed by a castle.

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  • Title: Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 20 (verso)
  • 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(40)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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