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The text can be translated as ‘light and (as can be seen) extemporised pictures which are commonly called grotesques … which have been variously selected and faithfully and carefully reduced into one from many vaulted chambers and ancient walls’. This design is close to Roman examples, and this set of prints was republished and copied. Ornament prints like this were copied by artisans in different fields. \r\n\r\nThe theme of the grotesque was a popular one around this period. Grotesque derives from the Italian word <i>grottesco</i>. The style was inspired by ancient Roman designs discovered at the end of the 15th century in the underground rooms, or grottoes, of the Golden House of Emperor Nero in Rome. Grotesque ornament was used to decorate a wide range of objects, such as ceramics, and the style was much copied by Renaissance artists.","physicalDescription":"Title page. Armoire. 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