Accession number
PML 37970
Creator
Vecellio, Cesare, approximately 1521-1601.
Published
In Venetia : Appresso Alessandro de' Vecchi, [1625]
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. George Nichols, 1944.
Notes
Libro quarto has title: Gioiello della Corona per li nobili et virtuose donne.
Dedications, bk. 1-3, signed Cesare Vecellio and dated 1591, bk. 4 dedication signed Isabetta Alberti and dated 1616.
Pts. I-III each contain 26 woodcut designs for lace; pt. IV has 30.
Full imprints: Pt. I: In Venetia, Appresso Alessandro de' Vecchi. MDCXXV. Si vendono in VEnetia, al Ponte de' Baretteri alla Libraria delle tre Rose. Pts. II-IV: In Venetia, Appresso Alessandro de' Vecchi. MDCXXV.
Signatures: Pt. I-III, 28 leaves each, pt. IV 32 leaves. Signatures lettered continuously: Pt. I, A⁴, B-D⁸; pt. II, Aa⁴, Bb-Dd⁸; pt. III, Aaa⁴; Bbb-Ddd⁸; pt. IV, Aaaa⁴, Bbbb-Dddd⁸; Eeee⁴-Perfect.
Dedications, bk. 1-3, signed Cesare Vecellio and dated 1591, bk. 4 dedication signed Isabetta Alberti and dated 1616.
Pts. I-III each contain 26 woodcut designs for lace; pt. IV has 30.
Full imprints: Pt. I: In Venetia, Appresso Alessandro de' Vecchi. MDCXXV. Si vendono in VEnetia, al Ponte de' Baretteri alla Libraria delle tre Rose. Pts. II-IV: In Venetia, Appresso Alessandro de' Vecchi. MDCXXV.
Signatures: Pt. I-III, 28 leaves each, pt. IV 32 leaves. Signatures lettered continuously: Pt. I, A⁴, B-D⁸; pt. II, Aa⁴, Bb-Dd⁸; pt. III, Aaa⁴; Bbb-Ddd⁸; pt. IV, Aaaa⁴, Bbbb-Dddd⁸; Eeee⁴-Perfect.
Description
4 v. in 1 ([9] leaves, [107] leaves of plates) : chiefly ill. (woodcuts) ; 15 x 20 cm
Provenance
With the Huth book-plate; from the collections of Jane Norton Grew Morgan (Mrs. J. P. Morgan, Jr.) and her daughter, Mrs. George Nichols.
Binding
Modern vellum.
Classification
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