Titelpagina Voor Ornilemata, 1596, Johann De Bry, 1596 print Title page of the album Amicorum "Emblemata Saecularia ..." published by Johan Theodoor and Johan Israel de Bry in 1596. Only Emblemata Saecularia can be read from the title; The rest of the text field is cut from the frame, for which an empty piece of paper is stuck in its place. At the bottom in the middle is the sleeping Adam. Behind his back a tree (its pedigree) rises with two thick branches; There are 8 empty round medallions in the branches. The medallion at the top contains two interlocking hands, a heart and a crown (symbol
Titelpagina Voor Ornilemata, 1596, Johann De Bry, 1596 print Title page of the album Amicorum "Emblemata Saecularia ..." published by Johan Theodoor and Johan Israel de Bry in 1596. Only Emblemata Saecularia can be read from the title; The rest of the text field is cut from the frame, for which an empty piece of paper is stuck in its place. At the bottom in the middle is the sleeping Adam. Behind his back a tree (its pedigree) rises with two thick branches; There are 8 empty round medallions in the branches. The medallion at the top contains two interlocking hands, a heart and a crown (symbol of loyal friendship). Adam is flanked by a man (left) and a woman (right) and two empty oval medallions. paper engraving / letterpress printing title-page. Adam (not in biblical context). tree of Jesse: genealogical tree showing Christ's ancestors, sprouting from Jesse's loins
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