Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia, title page (recto)
Designed by Pietro Paulo Tozzi, published by Libraria del Giesu, Padua.
Calligraphy by Antonello Bertozzi and Sebastian Zanella, scribes of Padua.
Title page consists of a central rectangle with text that is printed in black. Central section is illustrated with 2 birds, a wreath of leaves, and 2 sheep; below the wreath is a Christogram inscribes with "IHS". Framing the central section is a border decorated with a Moresque pattern.
Calligraphy by Antonello Bertozzi and Sebastian Zanella, scribes of Padua.
Title page consists of a central rectangle with text that is printed in black. Central section is illustrated with 2 birds, a wreath of leaves, and 2 sheep; below the wreath is a Christogram inscribes with "IHS". Framing the central section is a border decorated with a Moresque pattern.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia, title page (recto)
- Designer: Pietro Paulo Tozzi (Italian, active 1593–1628)
- Publisher: Libraria del Giesu , Padua
- Date: October 1, 1604
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Overall: 5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (15 x 20 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
- Object Number: 22.66.5(1)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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