A dove stands on crossed keys holding in its wings a chart showing the good, bad or indifferent effects of each sign of the zodiac on different human activities. Engraving by P. Miotte, 16--.

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[1646]
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46391i
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A dove stands on crossed keys holding in its wings a chart showing the good, bad or indifferent effects of each sign of the zodiac on different human activities. Engraving by P. Miotte, 16--. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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"Sciathericum iatrico-georgico-oeconomicum" (medico-agricultural-economic). The human activities are: blood-letting, taking of medicines, bathing, building, fishing, cutting wood, and planting seeds

The dove, described by Kircher as Columba Pamphilia, holds an olive branch in its beak. It presumably refers to the family arms of Giovanni Battista Pamphili, Pope Innocent X

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[Rome], [1646]

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1 print : engraving ; image and border 20.2 x 26.7 cm

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Sciathericon electionis boni et mali 12 signa percurrente ; P. Miotte sculps. Bears number: Iconismus XV folio 526. The crossed keys (representing the Catholic church) are labelled Potestas invincibilis (invincible power)

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Wellcome Collection 46391i

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