Regola da imparare scrivere varii caratteri de littere con li suoi compassi et misure: et il modo di temperare le penne...

1533

Ugo da Carpi, Ludovico Arrighi (calligrapher)

Associated Names
Ugo da Carpi

Artist, Italian, c. 1480 - 1532

Ludovico Arrighi

Author, Italian, 1470 - 1527

This is a drawing of a decorative page from a historical book. The page features an ornate border with intricate illustrations on the sides and top, including figures of cherubs and symbolic imagery. The central area includes bold text written in Italian, likely a title, which translates to rules for learning to write various character letters with their compasses and measurements. Below the text is a shield with a heraldic emblem displayed, flanked by Roman numerals "MDXXXIII" which denotes the year 1533. The artwork displays craftsmanship typical of historical European book illustrations with elaborate and symbolic woodcut designs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with woodcuts

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    book: 18.9 × 14 × 1 cm (7 7/16 × 5 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
    enclosure: 20.96 × 15.72 × 2.86 cm (8 1/4 × 6 3/16 × 1 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.150.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified ex libris on front paste-down. (Martayan Lan Rare Books, New York); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on cover lower center in black ink: MDXXXIII; inside first flyleaf upper left circled in pencil: 47; verso of last fly leaf in graphite: [?] / IF / 3.19.02;


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