File:Avian Alphabet by Gabriele de Sanctis - XYZ.jpg
Commons file record, page id 73585110. The figures below cover the file as Commons lists it in this site's fetch of 30 October 2026.
| Title | File:Avian Alphabet by Gabriele de Sanctis - XYZ.jpg |
|---|---|
| Commons page id | 73585110 |
| Category | Alphabets |
| Description on Commons | in 1830, Italian engraver Gabriele de Sanctis published a collection of ornamental alphabets decorated with images of birds. These letters, XYZ, are represented by the Airone Bianco (no, I don't know why he used an A-bird instead of an X-bird), the "Yacou" (probably the crested guan , but also possibly the white-browed guan , blue-throated piping guan , or black-fronted piping guan ), and the "Ziollo" (possibly the nuthatch ). |
| Creator credit (Artist) | Gabriele de Sanctis |
| Credit line | Esemplare di alfabeti diversi fregiati di fiori, di animali e di altri ornati ( http://houghtonlib.tumblr.com/post/178179067346/an-avian-alphabet-by-18th-century-italian-engraver / https://archive.org/details/gri_33125009320470 ) |
| Date on Commons | 1830 |
| Licence (LicenseShortName) | Public domain — see the licence page |
| Usage terms | Public domain |
| Width (pixels) | 1,280 |
| Height (pixels) | 631 |
| File size (bytes) | 170,320 |
| File on Commons | https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Avian_Alphabet_by_Gabriele_de_Sanctis_-_XYZ.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original |
| Commons file page | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Avian_Alphabet_by_Gabriele_de_Sanctis_-_XYZ.jpg |
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