Title: Diana. DIANA RERUM MUTATIO (Diana represents changing things both growth
and diminution).
Dimensions: 2 3/4" x 2 5/8".
Publisher: per Thomam Guarinum.
Edition: Pierio Valeriano, Celio Agostino Curione. Hieroglyphica, sive, De sacris Aegyptiorum literis commentarii. (A study on hieroglyphics and their use in allegory).
Date: 1575.
Materials and Techniques: woodcut and letterpress on paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: page 433 in edition 1575. (Numerous editions throughout the 16th century and later). Letterpress verso also matches.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XVI C.
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