The arts in the middle ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1875)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 396
he fore-ground is a river, upon whose waves is traced the word Tecere (theTiber) ; lower still is the word lanvarii (January), below the date 1496:on the right, in the background, is a square tower, upon which is written, Tore Bi Nona (Tower of the Nones) ; on the same side, in front, is a vasewith… … u u 330 ENGRAVING. aquafortis, it proves that Albert Durer is wrongfullj^ regarded as theinventer of this mode of engraving, more expéditions tHan with the burin,as tlie oldest aquafortis work of Albert Durer is dated 1515, tliat is to say,nineteen years later than tbat of Wenceslaus of Olmiitz. We…
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