Drukkersmerk van de Leidse drukker Adrianus van der Hoeven; Titelpagina voor: J. van Hoogstraten, Vervolg op toegift der laetste Mengelpoezy of verscheide gedigten van J. v. H., brand of the Leiden printer Adrianus van der Hoeven, consisting of an allegorical performance. On a pedestal with the inscription "D. Truth" is a book on either side of which justice and truth sit on a stack of books. Justice holds a scales in one and a (truth-revelated) sun in the other hand. The truth keeps her foot on a globe and has a writing spring in hand. In the other hand, she holds a peach with a
Drukkersmerk van de Leidse drukker Adrianus van der Hoeven; Titelpagina voor: J. van Hoogstraten, Vervolg op toegift der laetste Mengelpoezy of verscheide gedigten van J. v. H., brand of the Leiden printer Adrianus van der Hoeven, consisting of an allegorical performance. On a pedestal with the inscription "D. Truth" is a book on either side of which justice and truth sit on a stack of books. Justice holds a scales in one and a (truth-revelated) sun in the other hand. The truth keeps her foot on a globe and has a writing spring in hand. In the other hand, she holds a peach with a single leaf up, symbols for heart and tongue, which, when they go together, speak the truth. Under the printing brand in letterpress the Imprint, above the title of the book and the names of the author and the publisher.
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