Title page of Prosper Marchand, Histoire de l'origine de l'imprimerie, 1740, Title page of 'Histoire de l'origine de l'imprimerie' by Prosper Marchand, 1740. On a cloud is a personification of the printing press with a printing press. It is flanked by Minerva and Mercury. Among them are personifications from Germany, Holland, England, Italy and France. They carry portraits of people who have been important for the printing press., Printing press, Minerva as patroness, (story of) Mercury (Hermes), Johannes Gutenberg, Aldus Manutius, Laurens Janszoon Coster, Jacob van der Schley (mentioned


Title page of Prosper Marchand, Histoire de l'origine de l'imprimerie, 1740, Title page of 'Histoire de l'origine de l'imprimerie' by Prosper Marchand, 1740. On a cloud is a personification of the printing press with a printing press. It is flanked by Minerva and Mercury. Among them are personifications from Germany, Holland, England, Italy and France. They carry portraits of people who have been important for the printing press., Printing press, Minerva as patroness, (story of) Mercury (Hermes), Johannes Gutenberg, Aldus Manutius, Laurens Janszoon Coster, Jacob van der Schley (mentioned on object), paper, engraving, h 219 mm × w 162 mm


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