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| Title | Achillis Bocchii Bonon. Symbolicarvm qvaestionvm, de vniverso genere, quas serio ludebat, libri qvinqve |
| Detail Depicted | Illustrations--Intaglio--Engravings--Copper (Page CLII) |
| Creator/Author | Bocchi, Achille, 1488-1562 |
| Publisher | Apud Societatem Typographiæ Bononiensis [Societa Tipografica bolognese] [Society of the Press at Bologna] |
| Place of Publication | Bononiae [Italy--Bologna] |
| Date of Publication | MDLXXIIII [1574] |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Symbolism in art
Art, Renaissance
Printing -- Specimens
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| Genre Heading | Early printed books--1601-1700 (17th century)
Emblem books
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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 | Bonasone, Giulio, ca. 1498-ca. 1580 |
| 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. Only 120 of this portfolio have been issued, which obviously ends the edition for all time. This is number 75
Copper plates ascribed to Guilio Bonasone, a well known painter and engraver in Bologna, after designs by Prospero Fontana and Parmigianino. Woodblocks were, at this time, being almost entirely replaced by copper engravings.
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| 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. |
