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De Mulieribus claris

Author Giovanni Boccaccio Italian
Printer Hans Zainer German
1473
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  • Title: De Mulieribus claris
  • Author: Giovanni Boccaccio (Italian, Paris 1313–1375 Certaldo, Tuscany)
  • Printer: Hans Zainer (1472–1523)
  • Artist: Boccaccio-Master
  • Date: 1473
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Overall: 12 3/16 x 8 3/8 x 13/16 in. (31 x 21.2 x 2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
  • Object Number: 22.65.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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