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Scandianese, Tito Giovanni, 1518-1582, Proclus, approximately 410-485. Sphaera. Italian · 1556 · In Vinegia, Appresso Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari et fratelli · 30 pictures

A hunting treatise printed in Venice in 1556 by Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari and brothers, with Italian text by Tito Giovanni Scandianese, aimed at sportsmen and readers of Italian. Its woodcut ornaments are small decorative headpieces built from scrolls, masks and winged faces set within rectangular frames, with symmetrical layouts that suit cartouche, bracket or panel designs in a Renaissance manner.

Hunting

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