Bird Alphabet—A, B, C

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Plate showing ornamental capital letters A, B,and C embellished with pictures of birds.

The king vulture — The buzzard — The white stork.

(Plate 4.)

Artist

Name:: De Sanctis, Gabriele
Country:: Italy

Illustration

Subject:: Ornaments & Patterns
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Rossi, Antonio
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Esemplare di alfabeti diversi fregiati di fiori, di animali e di altri ornati
Author:: De Sanctis, Gabriele
Publisher:: Naples: n.d. [183?]
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Plate showing ornamental capital letters A, B, and C embellished with foliage, flowers, and pictures of birds.

The caption reads in the original Italian: Il re degli avoltoj — Il bozzardo — La cicogna bianca.

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