In the center a pedestal with the portrait of Moses in an oval frame. On the pedestal the title of the book. Around the pedestal several figures from the Bible such as Christ, Aaron, the prophet Jeremiah and the prophetess Esther. On the left is the personification Truth, a sun on her breast and with a bunch of keys and a scythe as attributes. In the background an angel, Bible figures reveal the portrait of Moses Title page for Wilhelmus Goeree, Voor-bereidselen tot de bybelsche wysheid, en gebruik der heilige en kerklijke historien, 1690, print maker: Gilliam van der Gouwen, (mentioned on

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