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Le Pompe: Opera Nova, page 15 (recto)

Publisher Giovanni Battista & Marchio Sessa Italian

1557

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Published by Giovanni Battista & Marchio Sessa, Venice.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design is decorated with intertwining lines that form diamonds and quatrefoils, inside which are 4-petaled flowers. Interspersed throughout the whole design is another floral motif.

Le Pompe: Opera Nova, page 15 (recto), Giovanni Battista & Marchio Sessa , Venice, Woodcut — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Le Pompe: Opera Nova, page 15 (recto)

Publisher: Giovanni Battista & Marchio Sessa , Venice

Date: 1557

Medium: Woodcut

Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. (20.5 x 15 cm)

Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture

Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937

Accession Number: 37.74(29)

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