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Book

1554 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Filippo Orso (illustrator)
Place of origin
Italy (printed)

Painting of design for armour, weapons, sword hilts, horses' bits bound with others in boards.

Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
Drawings
Designs
Metalwork
Object type
Book
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink
Illustration
Brief description
Filippo Orsoni book of parade armour designs.
Physical description
Painting of design for armour, weapons, sword hilts, horses' bits bound with others in boards.
Dimensions
  • Height: 41.9cm
  • Width: 28cm
Dimensions taken from Lambert, Susan (ed.) Pattern & Design: Designs for the Decorative Arts 1480-1980 London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1983
Subjects depicted
Armour
Designs
Pen
Illustration
Bibliographic reference
Lambert, Susan (ed.) Pattern & Design: Designs for the Decorative Arts 1480-1980 London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1983
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1886-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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