Mirror of fire Specvlvm Vrens (title on object) Twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God (series title) Duodecim Specula Deum (series title), In the foreground a fire is lit by the focal point of a mirror. In the background, examples of the use of mirrors to make fire: a child is petrified by a basilisk, a child is stung by nettles, Archimedes uses a mirror to light a ship. The print has a Latin caption: 'Flamma volat, micat fugam cape, conflagrat orbis: plena adeo igniuomis omnia funt specvlis.' Below is a legend of the scenes that are alphabetically numbered in the picture. The print i

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