Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia, page 7 (verso) 1604
pietropaulotozzi
themetropolitanmuseumofart
drawing, print
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drawing
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aged paper
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hand-lettering
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book
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sketch book
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hardpaper
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personal sketchbook
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journal
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fading type
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handwritten font
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sketchbook art
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watercolor
This 1604 printed page, *Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia*, is a work by Pietro Paulo Tozzi (1593–1628). It is one of many pages in a larger work showcasing exemplary Italian gardens and is now part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The artwork is a page from a printed text and features a detailed description of financial transactions and a method of account keeping. This work, a notable example of early modern printing, provides an insight into the practices of commercial accounting in the early 17th century.
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