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Abrahami Ortelii, cosmographi et geographi regii, Deorum dearumque capita, ex antiquis numismatibus collecta

Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598, Sweerts, Pierre François, 1567-1629, Galle, Philippe, 1537-1612 · 1683 · Extant Bruxellis : Apud Franciscum Foppens · 82 pictures

This is a 1683 Brussels edition of Abraham Ortelius's collection of portrait heads of Roman gods and goddesses, copied from ancient coins and engraved by Philippe Galle after Ortelius's work and Pierre Sweerts's edition for scholars and collectors of antiquities. Each plate frames a coin profile in a circular medallion with a Latin label above or below, surrounded by carved cartouches, garlands, and atlas-like figures that a designer could borrow for classical ornament and label framing.

Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598 · Gods in numismatics · Gods, Roman · Gods, Roman, in art

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