Lucidario di Recami, page 13 (verso)

Designer Iseppo Foresto Italian
Publisher Jeronimo Calepino Italian
1564
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Designed by Iseppo Foresto, published by Jeronimo Calepino, 1564.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 3 vertical columns; left and right columns are printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated with 2 curving vines of leaves, flowers, and acorns that connect together in the center by a horizontal band; at the ends of each vine is a deer. Middle column is decorated with a curving vine with an alternating pattern of heart-shaped flowers and vases with flowers. Right column is decorated with coiling vines of leaves and acorns that attach to a flower in the center.

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Object Information
  • Title: Lucidario di Recami, page 13 (verso)
  • Designer: Iseppo Foresto (Italian, active Venice, 1557)
  • Publisher: Jeronimo Calepino , 1564
  • Published in: Venice
  • Date: 1564
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Overall: 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (20 x 15 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
  • Object Number: 21.45.3(26)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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