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La Practica di Prospettiva

Author Lorenzo Sirigatti Italian
Publisher Girolamo da Franceschi Italian
1596
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  • Title: La Practica di Prospettiva
  • Author: Lorenzo Sirigatti (Italian, active Florence, 1593–96)
  • Publisher: Girolamo da Franceschi
  • Dedicatee: Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (Italian, Florence 1548–1609 Florence)
  • Published in: Venice
  • Date: 1596
  • Medium: Printed book with woodcut and typographic headpieces, historiated and ornamental woodcut initials, an engraved title page, and engraved plates
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.28.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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