Venice, Damiano Zenaro 1590. Image dimensions: approx. 15.5x9.5cm. -- Rare woodcut from the 16th century. century From the first edition of C. Vecellio's work: De gli habiti antichi et moderni di diverse parti del mondo. With Italian text on the back. -- slightly water stained in the right outer edge, otherwise in good condition. || Rare woodcut from the 16th century. -- Out of the first edition of this C. Vecellio's important encyclopedia of costumes, much consulted by art historians of the Renaissance: "De gli habiti antichi et moderni di diverse parti del mondo". With Italian text on verso. -- slightly waterstained on the right outer margin, otherwise in very good condition. || Cesare Vecellio (circa 1521 circa 1601) was an esteemed Italian engraver and painter during the Renaissance.
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