Print Description
Engraved armorial bookplate of the Martelli family of Florence. The print features an elaborate border with intricate scrollwork and floral patterns. The central image is a coat of arms, prominently displaying a shield with several roundels (circular symbols) arranged in a distinctive pattern. The shield appears to be divided into sections, with each section containing a specific emblem or roundel. The crest atop the shield includes a crown, with additional decorative elements such as leaves and a bird or other heraldic figures.
Made by an anonymous engraver after Torrentino.
Medium: Wood Block on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 14.2 x 16.3 cm (5.59 x 6.42 inch). Image size: 14 x 16 cm. (5.51 x 6.3 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
ARMORIAL-BOOKPLATE-MARTELLI-FAMILY-CREST | PCO-C21-21
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in Florence by Lawrence Torrentinus, also known as Lorenzo Torrentino, Laurentius Torrentinus, Laurens van den Bleeck (1499?1563), a Dutch-Italian humanist and famous typographer and printer for Cosimo I de’ Medici, Duke of Florence.
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