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Print, Sense of Sound, plate from Quinque sensum typi in usum aurifabroru exarati (Images of the Five Senses Engraved for the Benefit of the Goldsmith)

This is a Print. We acquired it in 1945. Its medium is blackwork, engraving on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

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Print, Sense of Sound, plate from Quinque sensum typi in usum aurifabroru exarati (Images of the Five Senses Engraved for the Benefit of the Goldsmith); Germany; blackwork, engraving on laid paper; 1945-6-2-a

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