An elaborately painted apothecary jar, featuring a pair of angels holding aloft torches, surrounded by flowers and decorative leafing. At the center reads 'Polvo Triac:' (powdered treacle).
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Il fvoco trionfante : racconto della traslatione della miracoloa. imagine detta la Madona del fvoco
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Description:
Engraving has a small round hole at the bottom left corner outside of the framed image. and Extra plate (from another book?) inserted at end. The extra plate represents the float of the Confraternita del Santissimo Sacramento o di S. Stefano, and refers to "car. 68. no. 19". But no such confraternity is mentioned on p. 68, or in the index.
A man, back to the viewer, is seen carrying a caduceus in his left hand. In the center of each border of the square that frames is a different image. At the top of the square is lion framed in a coat of arms; at the bottom is an open book with the title text upon the pages. On both the left and right sides are closed books with long stemmed flowers behind each. The book title on the left reads Il Purga Torio, and the title on the right reads Il Para Diso.
At the center of the bookplate, seven distinguished individuals are featured, with a laurel wreath surrounding the portrait. A caduceus and a quill pen intersect with each other in the background. Beneath the image is an open book; above is the motto Vita humana est sacra.
Subject (Name):
Zakon, Samuel J.
Subject (Topic):
Books, Pens, Physicians, Portraits, Snakes, and Sword