Antwerpen, Galle, Philips, Keulen, Kempen, Gottfried von, Hoefnagel, Joris, Novelanus, Symon, Title page for: Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg, Civitates orbis terrarum, liber primus, sa, Mother goddess flanked by Minerva and Cain, Antwerp, verso - handwritten, A façade with a niche in which the mother goddess (Cybele) sits enthroned on a pedestal with a book title. She represents the source of all knowledge and wisdom. In her hands she holds measuring instruments. On either side of her is a globe. The niche is flanked by Minerva with a lance, shield and owl and Cain with an animal skin and a jawbone., print, engraving, title page, prints, verso - stamped, 28-11-85, 1+2, height 362 mm, width 226 mm, height 372 mm, width 237 mm, South Netherlandish, German, print maker, printmaker, 1572 - 1572, paper, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, 1542 - 1600-09-09, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1537 - 1612-03-29, bookseller
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Antwerpen, Galle, Philips, Keulen, Kempen, Gottfried von, Hoefnagel, Joris, Novelanus, Symon, Title page, Georg Braun, Franz Hogenberg, Civitates orbis terrarum, liber primus, sa, Mother goddess flanked, Minerva, Cain, Antwerp, verso - handwritten, façade, niche, mother goddess, Cybele, sits enthroned, pedestal, book title, represents, source, knowledge, wisdom, hands, holds, measuring, instruments, side, globe, flanked, lance, shield, owl, animal skin, jawbone, print, engraving, title page, prints, verso - stamped, 28-11-85, 1+2, height 362 mm, width 226 mm, height 372 mm, width 237 mm, South Netherlandish, German, print maker, printmaker, 1572 - 1572, paper, printing process, letterpress printing, 1542 - 1600-09-09, Publication, Event, publisher, 1537 - 1612-03-29, bookseller
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