Ornamento nobile...Fatta da Lucretia Romana (Libro V of the Corona), page 3 (recto)

Author Cesare Vecellio Italian
 Publisher Alessandro de' Vecchi Italian

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Written by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, published by Alessandro de' Vecchi.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design forms triangular shape that is divided into 3 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with a vase of plants that is flanked on either side by a composite man, bird, and foliage creature. Middle register is decorated with composite human and plant creatures resembling atlantes that support an architectural frieze above. Bottom register is decorated with left half of a man and plant composite creature that appears to serve as a type of decorative element.

Ornamento nobile...Fatta da Lucretia Romana (Libro V of the Corona), page 3 (recto), Cesare Vecellio (Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521–1601 Venice), Woodcut

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