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<dl><dd>Bound in old vellum; ink title on spine; edges sprinkled red; former owners' signatures and initials on title-page</dd>
<dd>Signatures: *⁸ A-2C⁸</dd>
<dd>Colophon [p. 1 at end] reads: In Venetia, Appresso Capo Francesco Bodio, 1664</dd>
<dd>First leaf blank</dd>
<dd>Illustrations: 415 woodcuts printed from the blocks used for the 1590 and 1598 editions, including some of the American and other costumes which first appeared in the 1598 edition; several small woodcuts, mostly printer's or publisher's marks. The costume cuts, designed by Cesare Vecellio, a relative of Titian's, were cut by Christoforo Guerra who probably is identical with Christoph Chrieger. The attribution of the designs to Titian, first made in this third edition, is not generally accepted</dd>
<dd>Title vignette (printer's device); device on p. [16] (first series) and in colophon</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Costume; Costume; Costume; Costume</div>
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<dl><dd>Vecellio, Cesare, approximately 1521-1601</dd>
<dd>Chrieger, Cristoforo, -approximately 1590</dd></dl></div>
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