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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Frieze with instruments for sacrifices.

Maker

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1512-1577

Title

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Frieze with instruments for sacrifices.

Date of Production

1560 - 1575

Medium

medium : material : ink & support : material : paper

Dimensions

Height: 31.7 cm
Width: 40.6 cm

Accession Number

B.1978.PG.102.58

Mode of Acquisition

Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Literature

Parshall, Peter, 'Antonio Lafreri's Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae' in 'Print Quarterly', 2006 - pp. 3-28; XXIII (I)

Huelsen, Christian, 'Das Speculum Magnificentiae des Antonio Lafreri' in Collectanea Variae Doctrinae, Florence 1921 - pp.121-170
cat.51 A (1)
Fig. p. p.153

Inscriptions

Inscription: 70

Inscription: Lector iucundissime, ac veterum rerum studiosiss. finescis, instrumentorum, quae in hac tabella graphice excusa videntur, rationem, his pauculis verbis facillime te intellecturum spero. Nan ex his characteribus, / quae infra notati sunt, o omnia labore percipies. Igitur que A litera adscripta hic subnotantur Simpulum, sive Simpinium aut Simpivium est, quo e Cratere aquam Sacrificulus hauriebat. B. vero Sacerdotis / pileum tibi demonstrat C. Lituum D. Aspergillum E. Securim, qua Hostia mactatur a Popa F. Secespita, qua exta Sacrificiorum ministri partiebantur. G. arcula laureata est: ubi Ihus asservabatur / H. Candelabrum. I. pateram indicat. K. Urceolum curamo Laureo qui pacis symbolum est. L. ubi pugio sit, indicat, quo hostia ingulabatur. M. demu velu quo Pont. Maximus caput inter sacrificandum con- / tegebat ex veteri Romanae religionis instituto: Quae omnia hodie in Capitolio intra Conservatorum Palatium visuntur.

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