Title page for F. Aguilon, Opticorum libri sex, 1613 Opticorvm libri sex (title on object), The Latin title of the book is central to a rectangular frame. Above the frame the personification of Optics. Next to her a peacock and an eagle. The statues of Mercury and Minerva on either side of the title. Below two representations of a monkey. In the left-hand performance, the monkey is dead because of a lunar eclipse. In the right representation, the beast salutes the moon with its barking. At the bottom of the print geometric instruments., Perspective '(alleg.), 'Prospetiva' (Ripa), (story of) Mercury (Hermes), (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena), monkeys, apes, ornamental birds: peacock, optical instruments, predatory birds: eagle, Theodoor Galle, Antwerp, 1613, paper, engraving, h 314 mm × w 194 mm
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