Museum Plantin-Moretus Online Catalogue

Object number
MPM.HB.08056
Title
- Two angels with the arms of the Republic of Genoa
Production date
ante quem 1579
Description
Two winged angels with the arms of the Republic of Genoa, and with the inscriptions AUREA LIBERTAS (above), and VEXILLUM GENUEN (below). The cross in the arms of Genoa is printed in red.
Object name
woodblock (printing matrix)
Material
wood (plant material)
Technique
woodcut (printing process)
Acquisition date
1876-04-20
Acquisition method
purchase - Moretus, Edward
Printed in
- Senatus populique Genuensis rerum domi forisque gestarum historiae atque annales: cum ... variarum rerum ... diversis temporibus ... ennaratione, 1579, titelp. verso
Literature
- Léon Voet, The Plantin Press, 1555-1589: a bibliography of the works printed and published by Christopher Plantin at Antwerp and Leiden, 1980-1983, nr. 726
- Kristof Selleslach, TORAD: Typografische Ornamenten Repertorium van Antwerpse Drukkers 1541-1600 [database], 2014-, DV00043