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    Coat of arms from 'Cocordatia astronomie cu theologia'

    Date
    1490
    Object type
    Library reference
    R60971
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 160mm
    width (print): 115mm
    Description
    Coat of arms featuring a figure holding the intertwined serpents of the caduceus. From the endpapers of Cocordatia astronomie cu theologia, by Petrus de Aliacus (Auguste Vindelicorum, 1490).
    Object history
    The text advertises the work as a publication by Erhard Ratdolt, an early German printer from Augsburg who may be considered as the first publisher of 'scientific' books, and who made significant innovations in mixing type and woodcuts on the printed page.
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