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Anconitana : comedia

Ruzzante, 1502?-1542 · 1554 · In Vinegia : Appresso Stephano di Alessi ... · 8 pictures

Anconitana is a 1554 Italian comedy by Ruzzante, printed in Venice by Stefano di Alessi for a general reading public. Its pictures are small woodcut historiated initials, each a letter framed in a square with a figure scene inside, showing how a designer can build a decorative capital that holds a narrative vignette.

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