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Gvalterii Corbetae ivreconsvlt. et senatoris mediolan. Oratio habita in fvnere divi Francisci II. Sfortiae vicecomitis mediol. dvcis

Corbeta, Gualterius · 1535 · [Milan : s.n. · 1 picture

A 1535 Milan funeral oration by the jurist and senator Gualterius Corbeta, printed for the death of Duke Francesco II Sforza and held today at the Getty Research Institute. The single picture is a woodcut initial N, a tall letter framed by a diagonal band and filled with leafy scrollwork, useful to designers wanting a historic capital letter with foliate ornament.

Francesco Sforza II, Duke of Milan, 1495-1535 · Funeral rites and ceremonies

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