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Vasari, Giorgio. Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architetti. Frontispiece.
Image of the engraved frontispiece by Bloemaert in which six figures surround an architectural element displaying the title of the book. Three figures sit in front of the architectural element while a figure who appears to be Medusa lies in front of…
Vasari, Giorgio. Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architetti. Title page.
Image of the title page. We can see from the title page that this edition is dedicated to Ferdinando II, the Grand Duke of Tuscany at the time of its publication.
Vasari, Giorgio. Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architetti. Vol. 3 Page 376.
Image of the first page of the biography of Giorgio Vasari, the author. Includes a woodblock illustration of the author who was also a painter and an architect himself. Text under the portrait reads "GIORGIO VASARI PITT. ET ARCHIT. ARETINO."…
Vasari, Giorgio. Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architetti. Vol. 3 Page 176.
Image of the first page of the biography of the only woman artist, Properzia de' Rossi, included in this text. She was a sculptress from the city of Bologna. Text under portrait reads "M. PROPERTIA DE' ROSSI SCVLT. BOLOGNESE." Translation: "M.…
Vasari, Giorgio. Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architetti. Colophon.
Image of the colophon. The text of the colophon is written in Latin while the rest of the book is written in Italian. The colophon appears at the end of the third volume and includes a printer's mark.
Britannia: or, A geographical description of the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, with the isles and territories their to belonging: and for the better perfecting of the said work, there is added an alphabetical table of names, titles, and seats of the nobility and gentry that each country of England and Wales is or lately was, enabled with: illustrated with a map of each country of England, besides several general ones. Grid of Coats of Arms. Page 5.
Series of coats of arms belonging to families which held land in England, Scotland, or Ireland
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Britannia: or, A geographical description of the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, with the isles and territories their to belonging: and for the better perfecting of the said work, there is added an alphabetical table of names, titles, and seats of the nobility and gentry that each country of England and Wales is or lately was, enabled with: illustrated with a map of each country of England, besides several general ones. Grid of Coats of Arms. Page 6.
Series of coats of arms belonging to families which held land in England, Scotland, or Ireland
Britannia: or, A geographical description of the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, with the isles and territories their to belonging: and for the better perfecting of the said work, there is added an alphabetical table of names, titles, and seats of the nobility and gentry that each country of England and Wales is or lately was, enabled with: illustrated with a map of each country of England, besides several general ones. Grid of Coats of Arms. Page 7.
Series of coats of arms belonging to families which held land in England, Scotland, or Ireland
Kilian. Athena visits a couple in bed.
Engraving of Athena visiting a couple in bed. Short caption. Ulysses: dass ist, allerhand Begebenheiten, welche sich zugetragen in der griechischen Ruck-Reiss oder Heimbfarth Ulissis nach der Zerstörung der Statt Troja: durch den Welt-berühmten…
Kilian. Battle Scene. Extra-large page, folded.
Kilian. Battle Scene. Extra-large page, folded. Signs of slight wear. Short caption. Ulysses: dass ist, allerhand Begebenheiten, welche sich zugetragen in der griechischen Ruck-Reiss oder Heimbfarth Ulissis nach der Zerstörung der Statt Troja: durch…