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Chapter title page from a book, titled "Isabella Gonzaga Marchesa di Pescara". Below the title is a decorative engraving with a centerpiece of a ship on the sea, framed by a Poseidon with a trident and fish to the right, a woman and winged boy to the left, fruits and leaves above, and a pair of horses with frog-like feet and the tails of sea serpents flanking a coat of arms, below. The words "MELIORA LAPSIS" appear above the ship.


whales
1572-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Ruscelli, Girolamo; Comin da Trino, di Monferrato
ink; paper; mounting
11 1/2 in x 7 1/4 in
Italy: Venice