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The Eunuch from Terenti cum directorio, Plate 29 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

1496, portfolio assembled 1929
Woodcut in black from five block, and letterpress in black (recto and verso), on cream laid paper
8.8 × 15.6 cm (3.5 × 6.1 in)

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