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Winter-Evening entertainments; in two parts. Containing I. Ten pleasant and delightful relations of many rare and no able Accidents and Occurences; with brief Remarks upon every one. II. Fifty ingenious riddles, with their Explanations, and useful Observations and Morals upon each. The whole enlivened with above Threescore Pictures, for the better Illustration of every Story and Riddle. Excellently Accommodated to the Fancies of Old or Young, and exceeding useful to advance chearful Society and Conversation. By Robert Burton.
R. B., approximately 1632-approximately 1725.Date: 1737- Pictures
Cupid as a wind blowing on a torch: an emblem of love, "He (Cupid) who nourishes me extinguishes me". Engraving by C. de Passe, ca. 1615.
Date: [1615?]Reference: 2438813i- Pictures
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Emblem representing the path to the philosopher's stone in alchemy. Etching by Defehrt, 1768, after L.-J. Goussier, after the frontispiece to a 17th century book by Libavius.
Goussier, Louis-Jacques, 1722-1799.Date: [1768]Reference: 37240i- Archives and manuscripts
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Müller, Jodocus
Müller, JodocusDate: Late 17th centuryReference: MS.3644- Pictures
Emblems of the triumph of Christ over worldly powers. Etching by W. Hollar, 1654.
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677.Date: [1654]Reference: 2855737i- Archives and manuscripts
Paradin, Claude ( -1573) (& others)
Paradin, Claude, d.1573Date: 1689Reference: MS.3760- Pictures
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A man scatters seeds; representing the Biblical parable of the sower; here referring to the "ministry of the word", preaching. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26701iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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Truth represented as the word of God assailed by persecution, superstition, tradition, betrayal and violence. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26703iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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The Roman emperor Valens pours money into a coffer; an officer is arrested and led to prison. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26679iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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Two men walking above a city; representing harmony of religious or political states. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26658iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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A dog resting on a bull's straw; representing Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26702iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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Men worship an ass bearing a religious image; alluding to both Aesop's fable of the ass and idol worship in Arianism and contemporary Catholicism. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26660iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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Allegorical figures hold up two scrolls, separated by a spider's web: one shows a straight line between "Charitas" and "Iustitia"; the other a crooked line between "Invidia" and "Avaritia". Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26694iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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The soul being refined like metal in a crucible by an angel, Satan, Venus and Death; representing a test of faith. Etching by C. Murer, ca. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26678iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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The prophet Elias fed by a raven; representing providence. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26705iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
Servants taking food to their master; illustrating a scene in Murer's play 'Edessa'. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26706iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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A crane inserts its beak into the mouth of a wolf; illustrating Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26680iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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Birds attacking an owl resting upon a staff held by a naked woman; representing patience. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26699iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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Feast scene representing hospitality; alluding to Abraham and the three angels. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26696iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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An alchemist stoking a furnace, surrounded by well dressed onlookers: a banquet takes place in the background. Etching by C. Murer, ca. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 35236iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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A fox talking to a chicken; representing a fable by Aesop on false friendship. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26704iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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A bird of prey prepares to swoop on a mouse and a frog in water; illustrating Aesop's fable of the frog and the mouse. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: [1622]Reference: 26659iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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A mouse nibbles through a net in which a lion is caught; illustrating Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26698iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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A stork impales a frog in a peaceful scene by a river; allegory of freedom. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26695iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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A wealthy bürger refuses charity to an old couple. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26655iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova