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Arte nuevo de escribir por preceptos geometricos, y reglas mathematicas
Author: Juan Claudio Aznar de Polanco (Spanish, 1663–1734)
Calligrapher: Juan Claudio Aznar de Polanco (Spanish, 1663–1734)
Engraved by: Juan Bernabé Palomino (Spanish, 1692–1777)
Printer: Manuel Ruiz de Murga (Spanish, 18th century)
Calligrapher: Juan Claudio Aznar de Polanco (Spanish, 1663–1734)
Engraved by: Juan Bernabé Palomino (Spanish, 1692–1777)
Printer: Manuel Ruiz de Murga (Spanish, 18th century)
1719
Place of Publication: Madrid, Spain
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 42 engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 30.7 x 21.7 x 3 cm (12 1/16 x 8 9/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number62.768
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Madrid: Herederos de Manuel Ruiz de Murgos, 1719
Catalogue Raisonné
Berlin 5245; Bonacini 123; Cotarelo y Mori I, pp. 134-40; Palau (2nd ed.) 21133; Becker, Practice of Letters, 137
Description(Madrid: Herederos de Manuel Ruiz de Murgos, 1719) Quarto; 140 leaves, plus plates; contemporary vellum (tan cloth box).
Engraved title and portraits; lettering samples, decorative alphabets, and geometric constructions of letters
Engraved title and portraits; lettering samples, decorative alphabets, and geometric constructions of letters
ProvenanceHarry A. Levinson, Beverly Hills, CA (his catalogue 58), from whom purchased by MFA, September 19, 1962.