Title page to 'Los cincos libros primeros de la Cronica general de España, ...' (Medina del Campo, Giullermo de Millis) with a woodcut of the coat of arms of Spain set between the columns of Hercules

Anonymous, Spanish, 16th century Spanish

1553

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Title: Title page to 'Los cincos libros primeros de la Cronica general de España, ...' (Medina del Campo, Giullermo de Millis) with a woodcut of the coat of arms of Spain set between the columns of Hercules
Artist: Anonymous, Spanish, 16th century
Date: 1553
Medium: Letterpress in black and red with handcolouring on the woodcut
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 1/4 × 7 11/16 in. (28.6 × 19.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Henry W. Kent, 1941
Object Number: 41.44.145
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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