This is a drawing of a decorative title page featuring text surrounded by ornate borders. The page displays a central panel of text in Latin stating, "ICONES ILLVSTRIVM FEMINARVM VETERIS TESTAMENTI," by Philippo Gallaeo. The typography is set within an intricate border design of floral and geometric patterns. Additional Latin text at the bottom is dedicated to a notable figure. The words are neatly inscribed, combining both printed and handwritten elements, with further handwriting visible at the bottom of the page beyond the ornate border.

Icones Illustrium Feminarum Veteris Testamenti (The Celebrated Women of the Old Testament)

c. 1590/1595

Medium: bound volume with twenty-one engravings (including title page)
Classification: Volume
Period: 1551 to 1600
Image size: 7068 × 9221px

Description

This is a drawing of a decorative title page featuring text surrounded by ornate borders. The page displays a central panel of text in Latin stating, "ICONES ILLVSTRIVM FEMINARVM VETERIS TESTAMENTI," by Philippo Gallaeo. The typography is set within an intricate border design of floral and geometric patterns. Additional Latin text at the bottom is dedicated to a notable figure. The words are neatly inscribed, combining both printed and handwritten elements, with further handwriting visible at the bottom of the page beyond the ornate border.

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