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Engraved prints of Caprarola and Odense

 Collection
Identifier: MS 555
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 2 hand colored prints These appear to date from 1598 and 1700 but are mounted on acidic board and cannot be fully examined. The prints include bird's-eye views of Italian villa of Caprarola and Danish capital of Odense.

Dates

  • 1598 and 1700

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from Engraved prints of Caprarola and Odense, 1598 and 1700, (MS 555) must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical / Historical

The prints come from the estate of antique collector William Glenn Van Nichols, Birmingham, Alabama who has visited Italy in 1950’s.

Extent

2 Linear Feet ( (2 prints))

Language of Materials

Latin

Additional Description

Overview

This collection consists of 2 hand colored engraved prints. These appear to date from 1598 and 1700 but are mounted on acidic board and cannot be fully examined. The prints include bird's-eye views of Italian villa of Caprarola and Danish capital of Odense.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift donated by Mr. and Mrs. James A. Martin from the estate of their late cousin William Glenn Van Nichols, Jan. 2009.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Engraved prints of Caprarola and Odense, 1598 and 1700
Status
Completed
Date
2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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