Prima parte de' fiori, page 2 (recto) 1591

"Prima parte de' fiori, page 2 (recto)" is a page from a book of poems dedicated to Gabriella Zeno, Michele by Giovanni Battista Ciotti, a prominent Italian poet and author, in 1591. The page features ornate script and a large decorated "S" on the left side of the page, characteristic of the time period and the genre of illustrated poetry books common in Renaissance Italy. This page, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a testament to the rich cultural tradition of this period, when poetry and its visual presentation flourished.