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Dialogo della bella creanza delle donne

Piccolomini, Alessandro, 1508-1578 · 1558 · In Milano : Appresso di Giouann'Antonio de gli Antonij ... · 2 pictures

A 1558 Milanese printed dialogue by Alessandro Piccolomini on the good manners expected of women, aimed at young women and their conduct, printed by Giovann'Antonio de gli Antonij. The title page is set in roman capitals with a central oval woodcut of a standing nude figure leaning on a pillar, flanked by a landscape with small figures and a border of lettering; a designer could take the classical oval medallion framing and the crisp hierarchy of spaced capitals.

Women -- Education -- Early works to 1800 · Young women -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800

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