Cabinet

Fifteenth century

Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus

From: Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus
Printed: Tempera on canvas, c. 1484–86
Image from: Wikimedia Commons (public domain), from Uffizi Gallery, Florence

☞ Used in “Cut XLIII, Kalodaemon, after Botticelli”

Fifteenth century

The Hoccleve portrait of Chaucer

From: Thomas Hoccleve, The Regiment of Princes (BL Harley MS 4866)
Printed: Manuscript, early fifteenth century
Image from: Wikimedia Commons (public domain), from British Library

☞ Used in “Cut XLVI, Nat Worth a Toord (Chaucer)”

Fifteenth century

William Caxton’s printer’s mark

From: William Caxton, Printer’s device
Printed: Westminster, c. 1487
Image from: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

☞ Used in “Cut LXIII, William Caxton’s Printer’s Device”