Pretiosa Gemma delle virtuose donne, title page (recto)

Author Isabella Catanea Parasole Italian

Publisher Gargano Italian

1600

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Written by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Lucchino Gargano, Venice, bound by Hardy-Mennil.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Title printed in black with woodcut vignette of grotesque heads in between a series of volutes.

Artwork Details

Title: Pretiosa Gemma delle virtuose donne, title page (recto)
Author: Isabella Catanea Parasole (Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625)
Publisher: Gargano , Venetia
Binder: Hardy-Mennil
Date: 1600
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: Overall: 4 3/4 x 6 11/16 in. (12 x 17 cm)
Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929
Object Number: 29.59.2(1)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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