Book of knowledge. 16th-century artwork of a book with clasps, half-opened to the skies above. This could represent the divine origin of knowledge and

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Book of knowledge. 16th-century artwork of a book with clasps, half-opened to the skies above. This could represent the divine origin of knowledge and wisdom. Artwork from 'Opera' (1580), a 1000-page posthumous collection of the works of Dutch physician and linguist Jan Becan (1518-1572).

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Size: 3376px × 5693px
Photo credit: © MIDDLE TEMPLE LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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