Title print with an allegorical border frame and a calligraphed title. To the left of the title is Mecurius. To the right, the goddess of writing holding a quill pen and a roll of paper. At the top center a circular shield with the motto: Vive la Plume as the edge shield. Within it a crown with two crossed quills. Beside this shield two writing elderly bearded men: on the left Pisistratus, king of Athens, and on the right the Greek philosopher Anaxagorus. Next to them, two putti reach out to offer writing attributes and a lamp. In the shield center bottom an oak wreath and a pen above a hand

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Size: 6367px × 3952px
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Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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