The arts in the Middle Ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1875)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Dafforne, James, d. 1880 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 390
the fore-ground is a river, upon whose waves is traced the word Tevere (theTiber) ; lower still is the word lanvarn (January), below the date 1496:on the right, in the background, is a square tower, upon which is written, Tore Di Nona (Tower of the Nones) ; on the same side, in front, is a vasewith… … U V 330 ENGRAVING. aquafortis, it proves that Albert Durer is wrongfully regarded as theinventor of this mode of engraving, more expeditious than with the hurin,as the oldest aquafortis work of Albert Diirer is dated 1515, that is to say,nineteen years later than that of Wenceslaus of Olmutz. We…
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