Ornatissimo Viro D. Abrahamo Oretelio ( Parergon ).

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• ARTIST: Abraham Ortelius

• PUBLISHER: Published by the Plantin Press, Antwerp

• MEDIUM: Letterpress

  DATE: 1592

• EDITION SIZE: Paper size 8 7/8 x 16 1/4" ( 22.3 x 41.2 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: This printed leaf is from the Parergon section of Abraham Ortelius’s Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, published by the Plantin Press in Antwerp in 1592. Featuring beautifully set Latin type and heightened with original 16th-century hand color, the page presents historical commentary related to ancient geography, designed to accompany Ortelius’s classical maps. Elaborate typographic ornamentation, including decorative initials and fine layout, reflects the Renaissance ideal of uniting scholarly content with visual refinement.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 9.5 x 17 inch archival mylar for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition, with original color. Margins have been trimmed down from original sheet size. Stainging from the verso of the page before..

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , Other