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Print, Page from Emblemata nobilitate et vulgo scitu digna (Noble Ornament)

This is a Print. It was print maker: Jan Theodor de Bry. It is dated 1593 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is engraving on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 14.1 x 9.6 cm (5 9/16 x 3 3/4 in.) Sheet: 14.9 x 10.4 cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Page from Emblemata nobilitate et vulgo scitu digna (Noble Ornament); Print Maker: Johann Theodor de Bry (German, 1561 - 1623); Netherlands; engraving on white laid paper; Platemark: 14.1 x 9.6 cm (5 9/16 x 3 3/4 in.) Sheet: 14.9 x 10.4 cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.) ; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-13

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