Regolo (dello scrivere), 1653

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Medium

bound MS with 32 p. of calligraphy examples and related drwgs. in pen and brown ink, some with gold ink, and many w/ initial, head-, and tail-piece illustrations

Dimensions

page size: 26.6 x 19.2 cm (10 1/2 x 7 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Kimbell Art Foundation, Courtesy Ruth Carter Stevenson

Accession Number

1987.40.60

Artists / Makers

Valerio Spada (artist) Florentine, 1613 - 1688

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Inscription

signed and dated in pen and brown ink on dedication page; various notations and dealer marks on inside back and front covers

Marks and Labels

mountain above (mountain similar to Briquet 11946), cross inscribed in circle with crown at top

Provenance

Pietro, Principe Ginori-Conti

Associated Names

Schab Gallery, Inc., William H.

Exhibition History

1994: Fanciful Flourishes: Ornament in European Graphic Art and Related Objects, 1300-1800, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, as Page with Calligraphic Ornament in "Regolo (dello scrivere)".

Bibliography

1981: Massar 1981, p.267 and cat.no.7.