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De Ciuitate Dei cum commento

February 18, 1489
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: De Ciuitate Dei cum commento
  • Author: Written by Saint Augustine (Souq Ahras, Algeria 354–430 Annaba, Algeria)
  • Publisher: Published by Bonetus Locatellus , Venice
  • Publisher: Published for Ottavio Scotto
  • Designer: Design of cut recalls Pico Master (Italian)
  • Published in: Venice
  • Date: February 18, 1489
  • Medium: Printed book with woodcut illustration and printer's mark.
  • Dimensions: 12 3/8 × 8 11/16 × 1 7/8 in. (31.5 × 22 × 4.8 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1934
  • Object Number: 34.55
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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