Alfabeto Di Lettere Iniziali inventate, e delineate da Mauro Pogi Scrittor Fiorentino, ed incise dall'Abate Lorenze Lorenzi
Print
ca.1775 (made)
ca.1775 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Oblong 2° (285 x 435 mm). 25 leaves engraved throughout by Lorenzo Lorenzi after Mauro Poggi, title within a rococo border of stylised foliage supporting seven putti holding various tools of the writing-master's art, 24 plates, one for each letter of the alphabet (no J or W required)
Object details
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| Title | Alfabeto Di Lettere Iniziali inventate, e delineate da Mauro Pogi Scrittor Fiorentino, ed incise dall'Abate Lorenze Lorenzi (series title) |
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| Brief description | Engraving by Mauro Poggi, 'Title-page', from the album 'Alfabeto di lettere iniziali inventate e delineate', [Florence ca. 1775] |
| Physical description | Oblong 2° (285 x 435 mm). 25 leaves engraved throughout by Lorenzo Lorenzi after Mauro Poggi, title within a rococo border of stylised foliage supporting seven putti holding various tools of the writing-master's art, 24 plates, one for each letter of the alphabet (no J or W required) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 pub. HMSO 1967 |
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| Accession number | E.2499-1966 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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