Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia, page 26 (recto)

Designer Pietro Paulo Tozzi Italian
Publisher Libraria del Giesu Italian
October 1, 1604
Not on view
Designed by Pietro Paulo Tozzi, published by Libraria del Giesu, Padua.
Calligraphy by Antonello Bertozzi and Sebastian Zanella, scribes of Padua.
Design is composed of a central rectangle upon which calligraphic text is printed in black. Surrounding the top of this middle section are 3 triangular motifs that are ornamented with a floral pattern. At the upper corners and right, left, and bottom borders of the central section are other geometric motifs, many of which resemble floral elements.

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  • Title: Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia, page 26 (recto)
  • Designer: Pietro Paulo Tozzi (Italian, active 1593–1628)
  • Publisher: Libraria del Giesu , Padua
  • Date: October 1, 1604
  • Medium: Etching and drawing
  • Dimensions: Overall: 5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (15 x 20 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
  • Object Number: 22.66.5(33)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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