A plaque in an architectural frame states the title of the book. On the plaque is a portrait bust of P. Melanchthon. On either side are the allegorical figures Historia and Memoria on stone pedestals. On the pedestals are medallions with portraits of Julius Caesar and Emperor Charles V., Title page for P. Melanchthon's Chronica Carionis vanden beginne des werelts aen tot op den Keyser Carolum (title on object), print maker: Isaeck van Aelst, (mentioned on object), David Vinckboons (I), (mentioned on object), publisher: Jan Jansz., (mentioned on object), Arnhem, 1629, paper, engraving, h 293 mm

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