Pretiosa Gemma delle virtuose donne, page 27 (recto) 1600 Isabella Catanea Parasole Italian Written by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Lucchino Gargano, Venice, bound by composed of 2 horizontal registers that are both framed on the top and bottom by decorative borders consisting of 2 different patterns characterized by linear, circular, and triangular forms. Top register is decorated with 4 squares: first and second squares are decorated with the same floral pattern (one is printed in a reversed position), third square is decorated with
Pretiosa Gemma delle virtuose donne, page 27 (recto) 1600 Isabella Catanea Parasole Italian Written by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Lucchino Gargano, Venice, bound by composed of 2 horizontal registers that are both framed on the top and bottom by decorative borders consisting of 2 different patterns characterized by linear, circular, and triangular forms. Top register is decorated with 4 squares: first and second squares are decorated with the same floral pattern (one is printed in a reversed position), third square is decorated with a central quatrefoil motif, and fourth square is decorated with 4 circular forms with 2 lines intersecting each one to form an 'X'. Bottom register is decorated with 4 squares: first square is ornamented with a curving 'S' pattern, second square is ornamented with a quatrefoil formed of circles and triangles, third and fourth squares share the same ornamented 'X' Pretiosa Gemma delle virtuose donne, page 27 (recto). 1600. Woodcut. Gargano , Venetia
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