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 illustrated with different patterns upon black-and-white checkerboard background. The registers alternate in width from top to bottom, i.e. the first is thin and the next is wide. Pattern on upper left corner begins on black background and pattern on lower right corner ends on black background.