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Le prime imprese del conte Orlando

Dolce, Lodovico, 1508-1568 · 1572 · In Vinegia : Appresso Gabriel Giolito de' Ferrari · 94 pictures

Le prime imprese del conte Orlando is a 1572 Venetian edition by Lodovico Dolce, printed by Gabriel Giolito de' Ferrari, retelling the early exploits of the legendary knight Roland for Italian readers. Its woodcuts sit inside ornate Renaissance strapwork and cartouche frames, with small scenes of armoured combat, a siege, and courtly figures in open landscapes, offering designers dense decorative borders and compact narrative vignettes to adapt.

Roland (Legendary character)

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