Francis Allen (engraver)
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Francis Allen was an engraver who executed the frontispiece
to the book Dialogus D. Urbani Regi (or Regii?), dated Lübeck
, 1652.
Book frontispiece
A frontispiece is a decorative illustration facing a book's title page. The frontispiece is the verso opposite the recto title page. Elaborate engraved frontispieces were in frequent use, especially in Bibles and in scholarly books, and many are masterpieces of engraving...
to the book Dialogus D. Urbani Regi (or Regii?), dated Lübeck
Lübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...
, 1652.