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Libro de Geometría, Práctica y Traça

1589
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Libro de Geometría, Práctica y Traça
  • Author: Juan de Alcega (Spanish, born Guipúzcoa)
  • Publisher: Guillermo Drouy (Spanish, active Madrid, 1578–99)
  • Sitter: Woodcut portrait of Juan de Alcega (Spanish, born Guipúzcoa)
  • Binder: Bound by V. Arias
  • Published in: Madrid
  • Date: 1589
  • Medium: plates: woodcut
  • Dimensions: Overall: 11 13/16 x 8 7/16 x 9/16 in. (30 x 21.5 x 1.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 41.7
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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