Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 18 (recto)

Matteo Pagano|Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd

1554 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice, bound by Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd, British, active London after 1821. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design is composed of 7 horizontal registers. The first 5 registers are decorated with letters from the alphabet, but are missing letters: "J," "U," "W," and "Y". Sixth register is decorated with a pattern of fleurs-de-lis. Seventh register is decorated with a zigzagging white line upon a black background.

Artist

Matteo Pagano|Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd

Date

1554

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1921