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Epigrammata et Poematia vetera
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Epigrammata et Poematia vetera

Unidentified artist, French, 16th century
Pierre Pithou (French, 1539–1596)
Jacob Chouet (16th–17th century)
Antonius Candidus (French, 16th century)
1596
Place of PublicationGeneva, Switzerland
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with one woodcut printer's device on title
DimensionsOverall: 17 x 10.8 x 4.7 cm (6 11/16 x 4 1/4 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of James W. Mavor, Jr.
Accession number1986.867
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description
Geneva: Antonius Candidus for Jacob Chouet, 1596
ProvenanceEarly ownership inscription (illegible) on front flyleaf; David Erskine, 1756 (inscr. on title); E.P. Goldschmidt, London, from whose catalogue 86 (item 97) purchased in 1948 by Anna Hoyt Mavor, Boston; her son James W. Mavor, Jr., by whom given to the MFA, December 17, 1986.
Restricted: For reference only
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