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Dialogo dell'Imprese Militari et Amorose

1574
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Diagolo: Title page with printer's mark, portrait of Jovius, dedication, pp. 7 - 280, followed by tables with 102 woodcut emblems. Impresse: 35 woodcut emblems. Rebound in flowered paper boards with white vellum spine, title insert on spine stamped and gilded.

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  • Title: Dialogo dell'Imprese Militari et Amorose
  • Author: Gabriel Symeoni
  • Author: Paolo Giovio (Italian, 1483–1552)
  • Author: Also includes treatise by Lodovico Domenichi (Italian, 1515–1564)
  • Publisher: Guillaume Rouille (French, active Lyon, 16th century)
  • Published in: Lyon
  • Date: 1574
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Overall: 7 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (18.5 x 12.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 21.36.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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