Museum Plantin-Moretus Online Catalogue

Object number
MPM.HB.08080
Title
- Ornament: cartouche with scroll work containing the coat of arms of Francis duke of Anjou and that of the Duchy of Brabant
Creator
Antoni van Leest (woodcutter (printmaker))
Production date
1582
Description
Vignet: cartouche met rolwerk, randschrift "FRANCOIS. D. FRANCE. DUC. D. BRA. 1582" en gesigneerd met monogram "A VL"
Object name
woodblock (printing matrix)
Material
wood (plant material)
Technique
woodcut (printing process)
Dimensions
Acquisition date
1876-04-20
Acquisition method
purchase - Moretus, Edward
Literature
- Léon Voet, The Plantin Press, 1555-1589: a bibliography of the works printed and published by Christopher Plantin at Antwerp and Leiden, 1980-1983, mark 161
- Kristof Selleslach, TORAD: Typografische Ornamenten Repertorium van Antwerpse Drukkers 1541-1600 [database], 2014-, DV00064