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Mythologiae Christianae, sive, Virtutum & vitiorum vitae humanae imaginum libri tres

Andreä, Johann Valentin, 1586-1654 · 1619 · Argentorati [Strasbourg] : Sumpt. haered. Laz. Zetzneri · 5 pictures

Mythologiae Christianae is a 1619 emblem book by Johann Valentin Andreä, printed in Strasbourg by the Zetzner heirs for readers interested in Christian virtues and vices. Its woodcut pictures are small, framed medallions and decorative initials, with a bust of a figure above the motto SCIENTIA IMMUTABILIS, a city view behind it, and ornate strapwork borders that a designer could borrow for cartouches, headers and drop caps.

Christian life

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