Monogrammist HCB

Italian, active 1560 - 1570

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Monstra della Giostra [A Tournament in the Cortile Belvedere]

Monogrammist HCB, Antonio Lafreri · c. 1565 · etching and engraving ·  Accession ID  2012.46.1.16

This rectangular, light brown cover is marbled with darker brown, and the edges are worn and chipped. The spine, to our left, is bound by a light tan strip and divided vertically by five projecting ribs spaced along its height. Four small dark brown spots appear on the upper right corner, with a scattering of similar spots over the lower left section.
Antonio Lafreri, Antonio Salamanca, Tommaso Barlacchi, Giacomo Lauro, Étienne Dupérac, Vincenzo Luchino, Jacob Bos, Bartolomeo Faleti, Nicolas Beatrizet, Pedro Perret, Enea Vico, Ferrando Bertelli, Marco Dente, Monogrammist HCB, Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (Mirror of Roman Magnificence), 1544-1599, bound volume of 55 etched and engraved illustrations, including 3 later 16th century plates, The Ahmanson Foundation, 2012.46.1

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (Mirror of Roman Magnificence)

Antonio Lafreri, Antonio Salamanca, Tommaso Barlacchi, Giacomo Lauro, Étienne Dupérac, Vincenzo Luchino, Jacob Bos, Bartolomeo Faleti, Nicolas Beatrizet, Pedro Perret, Enea Vico, Ferrando Bertelli, Marco Dente, Monogrammist HCB · 1544-1599 · bound volume of 55 etched and engraved illustrations, including 3 later 16th century plates ·  Accession ID  2012.46.1