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Antiquae Urbis Romae cum Regionibus Simulacrum

1532
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Antiquae Urbis Romae cum Regionibus Simulacrum
  • Author: Written by Fabio Calvo (Italian, probably Ravenna ca. 1450–1527 Rome)
  • Author: Introduction written by Fabio Timotheo (Italian)
  • Designer: Woodcut plans designed by Tolomeo Egnazio (Italian)
  • Draftsman: Chancery script on woodcuts lettered by Ludovico Arrighi (Italian, 16th century)
  • Publisher: Published by Valerio Dorico , Rome
  • Dedicatee: Dedicated to Pope Clement VII (Giulio de Medici) (Italian, 1478–1534, (papacy 1523–34))
  • Patron: Publication paid for by Cardinal Francesco Armellini de' Medici (Italian, 1470–1527)
  • Published in: Rome
  • Date: 1532
  • Medium: Printed book with hand-colored woodcuts
  • Dimensions: 16 5/16 x 11 1/8 x 1 3/16 in. (41.5 x 28.2 x 3 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.87
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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