Fine half-length portrait engraving. Excerpted from J.J. Boissard: Icones virorum illustrium, Frankfurt, 1597-15

by Rudolph Agricola

$100 · Offered by J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians

Ca. 155 x 106 mm. 99. Unevenly trimmed; remnants of mounting paper to verso; very small tear to upper margin; early annotations in manuscript to blank upper margin. A German humanist and philosopher, Agricola was also active as a musician. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in the transmission to northern Europe of Italian humanism. His interest in music and his practical musical ability distinguish him from many of his contemporary

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