Gemma pretiosa della virtuose donne, page 30 (recto)

Designer Isabella Catanea Parasole Italian
Publisher Gugliemo Facciotti Italian

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Designed by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca.1625, published by Gugliemo Facciotti, Rome.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with 5 squares (first 3 squares are ornamented with the same pattern) that are each ornamented with a floral motif. Bottom register is divided into 3 sections: left section consists of 6 small squares (2 rows of 3 squares) ornamented with an alternating pattern of a quatrefoil and foliage motif, middle section consists of a square ornamented with a flower characterized by a quatrefoil inside a circle at its center, right section consists of a square ornamented with a flower formed by circular shapes.

Gemma pretiosa della virtuose donne, page 30 (recto), Isabella Catanea Parasole (Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625), Woodcut

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