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Divine Proportion

A work made of letterpress and woodcut in black with hand lettering in red ink, on ivory wove paper; binding in full buckram bookcloth.
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  • A work made of letterpress and woodcut in black with hand lettering in red ink, on ivory wove paper; binding in full buckram bookcloth.

Date:

Venice: Paganinus de Paganinus, 1509

Artist:

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452-1519)
Written by Luca Pacioli (Italian, 1445-1517)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Special Collections

Artist

Leonardo da Vinci

Title

Divine Proportion

Place

Venice (Object made in:)

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1509

Medium

Letterpress and woodcut in black with hand lettering in red ink, on ivory wove paper; binding in full buckram bookcloth

Dimensions

29.7 × 20.4 × 3.2 cm (11 3/4 × 8 1/16 × 1 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. F.A. Wells

Reference Number

2024.56

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