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Orus Apollo de Aegypte

1543
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Orus Apollo de Aegypte
  • Publisher: Jacques Kerver , Paris
  • Translator: Jean Martin (French, died 1553)
  • Artist: Possibly illustrated by Jean Cousin the Elder (French, Souci (?) ca. 1490–ca. 1560 Paris (?))
  • Artist: Possibly illustrated by Jean Goujon (French, ca. 1510–ca. 1565 Bologna (?))
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1543
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Overall: 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
  • Object Number: 21.24.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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