Ce est ung tractat de la noble art de leguille ascavoir ouvraiges de spaigne... page 3 (verso)
Printed by Willem Vosterman.
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Design composed of 7 horizontal registers. First register is decorated with a pattern of rectangles that flank a trefoil motif in the center. Second register is decorated with a pattern of 'X's formed by tiny squares. Third register is decorated with a pattern of geometric quatrefoils. Fourth register is decorated with a curving line of acorns. Fifth register is decorated with a pattern of '#'s and trefoil motifs. Sixth register is decorated with a curving line of acorns. Seventh register is decorated with a curving line of trefoils. The last 2 register are divided into halves; each half has either a white or black background.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 7 horizontal registers. First register is decorated with a pattern of rectangles that flank a trefoil motif in the center. Second register is decorated with a pattern of 'X's formed by tiny squares. Third register is decorated with a pattern of geometric quatrefoils. Fourth register is decorated with a curving line of acorns. Fifth register is decorated with a pattern of '#'s and trefoil motifs. Sixth register is decorated with a curving line of acorns. Seventh register is decorated with a curving line of trefoils. The last 2 register are divided into halves; each half has either a white or black background.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ce est ung tractat de la noble art de leguille ascavoir ouvraiges de spaigne... page 3 (verso)
- Printer: Willem Vosterman (Netherlandish, active Antwerp)
- Date: after 1527
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Overall: 6 7/8 x 5 11/16 in. (17.5 x 14.5 cm)
- Classifications: Books, (not assigned), Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Gift of Mary M. Greenwood, in memory of Eliza Rudd Greenwood, 1953
- Object Number: 53.566.3(6)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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