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| Title | The true effigies of the most eminent painters, and other famous artists that have flourished in Europe. Curiously engraven on copper-plates. Together with an account of the time when they lived, the most remarkable passages of their lives, and most considerable works |
| Detail Depicted | Illustrations--Intaglio--Engravings--Copper |
| Creator/Author | Resta, Sebastiano |
| Place of Publication | England |
| Date of Publication | 1694 |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Artists--Portraits
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| Genre Heading | Early printed books--1601-1700 (17th century)
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| Bibliographic Elements | Single sheet |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Image Production Process | Intaglio--Engravings--Copper
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| Illustrator | Meyssens, Jean, ; 1612-ca. 1670 (engraver) |
| General Notes | Printing specimen taken from Brown, George M.L. Specimens of woodcuts and engravings; a portfolio of original leaves taken from rare and notable illustrated books. New York, The Foliophiles, 1926.
The copperplates were engraved at Antwerp by Jean Meyssens. The book printed "for D. Browne at ye Black Swan and T. Browne at ye Pestle and Mortar without Temple Barr; and to be sold by them and T. Smith at the West End of Exeter Exchange.
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare 096 Sp31 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 400 dpi in color and saved in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003. |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
