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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 5.
Series of coats of arms belonging to families which held land in England, Scotland, or Ireland
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.
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. 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. 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. 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…
La Chausse, Michaelis Angeli de. Romanum museum, sive Thesaurus eruditae antiquitatis. Page 32.
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…
La Chausse, Michaelis Angeli de. Romanum museum, sive Thesaurus eruditae antiquitatis. Illustration.
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…
La Chausse, Michaelis Angeli de. Romanum museum, sive Thesaurus eruditae antiquitatis. Title page.
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…