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Saints and Devotion
Old Print Depicting Various Religious Figures of 'Acta Sanctorum', 1688
Anno Domini MDCLXXXVIII1688
£160
$210 · €190
Original print, not a reproduction
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- Date
- 1688
- Sheet size
- 14.6 × 9.1 in (37 × 23 cm)
- Condition
- Good
- Faith
- Christianity
- Collection
- Saints and Devotion
- Era
- Before 1700, Woodcuts and the great atlases
- Stock no.
- f_25634582
Antique frontispiece titled 'Acta Sactorum Maii'. This print depicts various religious figures. Originates from 'Acta Sanctorum', an encyclopedic text in 68 folio volumes of documents examining the lives of Christian saints.
Artists and Engravers: The project was conceived and begun by Jesuit Heribert Rosweyde. After his death in 1629, the Jesuit scholar Jean Bolland ('Bollandus', 1596 to 1665) continued the work.
Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1688
Overall size: 23 x 37 cm.
Image size: 0.001 x 20 x 31.5 cm.
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