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."…
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.
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…
Large coffee stain covering a portion of the small engraving positioned on the bottom side of the page. Illustration depicts a female figure in ornate clothing with miniature figures with wings surrounding the female figure. An armour displayed by…
A large illustration of the author, Michaelis Angeli de La Chausse, occupies much of the page. The male figure is seated in a room with draperies. He holds a large coin with an elder female figure engraved. Below the illustration is the author's full…
The title is displayed on the top of the page in large black and red block letters. Below the title is a subtitle explaining the contents of the book, including Roman idols, tools (such as scrapers, keys), and more. Below the author's name is a…
Illustrated by Ludovico Gimignani and later engraved by N. Billy Sculpts, this page serves as a frontispiece for the book and demonstrates four figures (one painted within an oval frame, an angel-like female figure, a young child on the right, and a…
Gerardi Mercatoris
Atlas sive Colmographicæ Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura
De novo multis in locis emendatus novila tabulis aunctus
Studio Judoci Hondy
Amnerodami
Sumptibus Johannis Cloppenburgÿ
Engraved full-body portrait of Jean le Meingre wearing armor; family crest in upper left corner; and caption under portrait reading "Joannes Boucicault Polemarchus"