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De gli habiti antichi, e moderni di diverse parti del mondo libri due,
fatti da Cesare Vecellio & con discorsi da lui dichiatati...
(Of Ancient and Modern Dress of Diverse Parts of the World in Two Books . . .)
by Cesare Vecellio, 1590

HVOMO D'ARME. Italian Man-at-arms	ARMATO. Italian Knight	SOLDATO. Italian soldier	SOLDATO A' PIEDI. Italian foot soldier
SOLDATO DISARMATO. Italian soldier	BRAVO VENETIANO. Venetian bravo	COLONNELLO O CAVALIERO. Colonel or knight	SOLDATO ARMATO. Italian armoured soldier
HVOMO D'ARME. Italian Man-at-arms	CAVALLO LEGGIERO. Italian light cavalryman	SOLDATI, O' SCAPPOLI. Venetian marine soldier	GALEOTTI, O' FALILA. Italian sailor
SFORZATI. Galley Slave	GIOVANE CONTADINO. Young rural Italian musician	SCHIAVONE, OVERO DALMATINO. Dalmatian Schiavoni Marine	SFACHIOTTO DI CANDIA. Archer of Crete

De gli habiti antichi et moderni di diverse parti del mondo libri due . . . (Of Ancient and Modern Dress of Diverse Parts of the World in Two Books . . .), 1590
Cesare Vecellio (Italian, ca. 1521-1601)
Published Venice: Damiano Zenaro
Printed book with woodcuts by Christoph Krieger (Cristoforo Guerra)
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie, 4-OB-12

Cesare Vecellio, who joined the workshop of his famous cousin Titian before 1548, was active as a publisher by 1570. This book contains 420 illustrations of costumes-exotic and domestic-by the woodcutter Christoph Krieger and marks the culmination of a trend that began in the mid-sixteenth century with a series of costume engravings by Enea Vico. The first section of his book covers European dress, including Ottoman Turkey, while the short section on Africa and Asia includes the costume of Persians, Moors, and Arabs.