August 1529
Town Venice,
Italy
Italy
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Books Prints Ornament & Architecture
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Author of the objectNicolГІ Zoppino
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWoodcut (pages inlaid, modern vellum binding)
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Size9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 15/16 in. (23.7 x 18.4 x 2.4 cm)
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Geography detailsPublished in
Town Venice,
Italy -
Country today
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DateAugust 1529
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Published by Nicolo Zoppino, Italian, active 16th century, Venice.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 6 horizontal registers of varying sizes: zigzag of diamonds, various symbols with three black birds in middle, zigzag of small diamonds connected by lines, small white diamonds contained within larger black shape touching other half made of pattern resembling vine and leaves, diamond pattern connected to wave-like pattern on other half, and white ‘x’s within black diamonds.