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| Title | L'isole piv famose del mondo descritte da Thomaso Porcacchi da Castiglione Arretino e intagliate da Girolamo Porro Padovano, al sereniss, principe et sigre. il S. Don Giovanni d'Avstria. |
| Detail Depicted | Printing -- Decorative elements -- Initials (Page 16) |
| Creator/Author | Thomaso Porcacchi [Porcacchi, Thomaso, ca. 1530-1585?] |
| Publisher | Appresso S. Galignani & Girolamo Porro [Porro, Girolamo, 1520-1604] |
| Place of Publication | In Venetia [Italy--Venice] |
| Date of Publication | MDLXXII [1572] |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Islands--Early works to 1800
Maps--Early works to 1800
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| Genre Heading | Early printed books--1501-1600 (16th century)
Geographic works
Atlases (Geographic)
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| Bibliographic Elements | [11] p. l., 117 p., 1 l., incl. 30 maps. 30 cm (fo) |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Printer | Appresso S. Galignani & Girolamo Porro [Porro, Girolamo, 1520-1604] |
| Image Production Process | Woodcuts
Intaglio--Engravings
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| Illustrator | Girolamo Porro [Porro, Girolamo, 1520-1604] |
| Binding | Early 20th century rebind. |
| General Notes | Signatures: i 2i a[superscript 4] b[superscript 6] (-b6) A-P[superscript 4] (-P4) [$2 (-i1, 2i1, +b3) signed; missigning O2 as N2]; 70 leaves, ff. [22] [1] 2-11 [12] 13-15 [16] 17-19 [20] 21-117 [118] [misnumbering 19 as 18, 51 as 50].
Title page, dedication, and part of first gathering tipped onto guard.
Woodcut initials and borders.
Catchwords.
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| Previous Owners | Bookplate on P4: S.G.K. Mihi Devs Tvris et Fortitvdo
Former owner signature on title page |
| References | Sabin 64148 |
| Language | Italian |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare Books 910 P823i |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format 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. |
