Jacob Marcusbspr_3704

Active
Leiden - Range: 1607-1648
Occupation
bookseller - Range: 1607-1619, 1636; printer to the Collegium Theologicum - Range: 1620-1625
Address
naest de Groote school [1607]
Variant names
J. Marci; officina Marciana
PPN
075553325
CNI
CNI 00013267

Devices used (10)

Family (man, wife and child) kneeling in prayer below a Jahweh-tetragram
1611×1

Family (man, wife and child) kneeling in prayer below a Jahweh-tetragram

11C13 tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father
11Q2(+0) (private) prayer; 'Oratione', 'Preghiere', 'Preghiere a Dio' (Ripa) (+ variant)
22C31 radiance emanating from persons or things
31A2331 kneeling on both knees
31AA2331 kneeling on both knees - AA - female human figure
31A2522 hands folded
31AA2522
31B6211 looking upwards
31D11221(+54) boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ kneeling)
31D14(+54) adult man (+ kneeling)
31D15(+54) adult woman (+ kneeling)
42B74(1) family group, especially parents with their child(1) (1)
49L8 inscription
73C7462 'watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming' ~ doctrine of Christ on the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 24:42-44, 25:13; Luke 12:40)
86(WAAKT EN BIDT MET VLIJT, GIJ WEET UUR NOCH TIJD.) proverbs, sayings, etc. (WAAKT EN BIDT MET VLIJT, GIJ WEET UUR NOCH TIJD.)

Lily and thorny shrubs, illustrating "Song of Songs 2:2": 'As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters'

25G31(+222) shrubs (+ thorny twig)
25G41(LILY) flowers: lily
49L8 inscription
71X2(Song of Sol. 2:2) like a lily among thorns
86(LILIUM INTER SPINAS.) proverbs, sayings, etc. (LILIUM INTER SPINAS.)
Minerva (Aegis, helmet, lance) holding an open book; attached to the lance is the coat of arms of the city of Leiden (Minerva as patroness of the University of Leiden
1618×3, 1625×2

Minerva (Aegis, helmet, lance) holding an open book; attached to the lance is the coat of arms of the city of Leiden (Minerva as patroness of the University of Leiden

25F23(LION)(+12) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ heraldic animals)
41A3281 key
41A542 gate, entrance
41A635 fenced or walled garden; 'Hortus Conclusus'
44A31(+4)(LEIDEN)
45C14(LANCE) helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance
45C19(SHIELD) protective weapons: shield
45C221 helmet
46A122(WILLIAM I OF NASSAU)1 armorial bearing, heraldry (WILLIAM I OF NASSAU) - coat of arms
48C244 pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)
49B40 personification of university; 'Academia' (Ripa)
49L8 inscription
49MM32 book - MM - book open
61E(LEIDEN) names of cities and villages (LEIDEN)
61H(UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN) names of organizations, companies, trade unions, etc. (UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN)
92C271 Minerva as patroness
92C28(HELMET) attributes of Minerva (HELMET)
92C28(LANCE) attributes of Minerva (LANCE)
92C281 Aegis: shield with Gorgon's head (attribute of Minerva)
86(ACADEMIA LUGDUNO BATAVA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (ACADEMIA LUGDUNO BATAVA)

Sun represented as a face; frame decorated with putti and festoons

24A6 sun represented as face, wheel, etc.
31A235 sitting figure
31A25552 index finger forwards, pointing, indicating
48A98(+2) ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)
48A98211 mask, mascaron ~ ornament
48A9832 fruits and vegetables ~ ornament
48A9843 lion's head ~ ornament
48A9875 ornament ~ festoon, garland
48A9876 ornament ~ cartouche
49L8 inscription
92D1916 cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'
86(SINCERITATE ET BONITATE) proverbs, sayings, etc. (SINCERITATE ET BONITATE)

A hand holding an armillary sphere

31A2245(+933) hand (+ holding something)
49E122 armillary sphere, skeleton celestial globe
Minerva (Aegis, helmet, lance) holding an open book; attached to the lance is the coat of arms of the city of Leiden (Minerva as patroness of the University of Leiden
1619×7

Minerva (Aegis, helmet, lance) holding an open book; attached to the lance is the coat of arms of the city of Leiden (Minerva as patroness of the University of Leiden

25F23(LION)(+12) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ heraldic animals)
41A3281 key
41A542 gate, entrance
41A635 fenced or walled garden; 'Hortus Conclusus'
44A31(+4)(LEIDEN)
45C14(LANCE) helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance
45C19(SHIELD) protective weapons: shield
45C221 helmet
46A122(WILLIAM I OF NASSAU)1 armorial bearing, heraldry (WILLIAM I OF NASSAU) - coat of arms
48C244 pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)
49B40 personification of university; 'Academia' (Ripa)
49L8 inscription
49MM32 book - MM - book open
49N reading
61E(LEIDEN) names of cities and villages (LEIDEN)
61H(UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN) names of organizations, companies, trade unions, etc. (UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN)
92C271 Minerva as patroness
92C28(BOOK) attributes of Minerva (BOOK)
92C28(HELMET) attributes of Minerva (HELMET)
92C28(LANCE) attributes of Minerva (LANCE)
92C281 Aegis: shield with Gorgon's head (attribute of Minerva)
86(ACADEMIA LUGDUNO BATAVA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (ACADEMIA LUGDUNO BATAVA)
Minerva (Aegis, helmet) holding an open book, standing on the coat of arms of the city of Leiden (Minerva as patroness of the University of Leiden
1608×1, 1620×1, 1622×1, 1625×2, 1627×1, 1628×1

Minerva (Aegis, helmet) holding an open book, standing on the coat of arms of the city of Leiden (Minerva as patroness of the University of Leiden

25F23(LION)(+12) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ heraldic animals)
41A3281 key
44A1(+4)(LEIDEN)
44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty)
45C19(SHIELD) protective weapons: shield
45C221 helmet
46A122(WILLIAM I OF NASSAU)1 armorial bearing, heraldry (WILLIAM I OF NASSAU) - coat of arms
48A9856 ornament derived from architectural details
48A9857(COAT OF ARMS) (COAT OF ARMS) ornaments derived from objects (COAT OF ARMS)
48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
48C162 arch, archivolt ~ architecture
49B40 personification of university; 'Academia' (Ripa)
49L8 inscription
49MM32 book - MM - book open
61E(LEIDEN) names of cities and villages (LEIDEN)
61H(UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN) names of organizations, companies, trade unions, etc. (UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN)
92C271 Minerva as patroness
92C28(BOOK) attributes of Minerva (BOOK)
92C28(HELMET) attributes of Minerva (HELMET)
92C281 Aegis: shield with Gorgon's head (attribute of Minerva)
86(ACADEMIA LUGDUNENSIS) proverbs, sayings, etc. (ACADEMIA LUGDUNENSIS)
Man picking a bunch of grapes off a vine, winding itself round a tree; inscription
1633×1
It seems that the original banderole with 'Non solus' inscription has been cut away, to be replaced by a typeset motto

Man picking a bunch of grapes off a vine, winding itself round a tree; inscription

25G3 trees
31D14 adult man
47I4131 picking fruit
47I422(+8939)(CLIMBING)
47I4222 bunch of grapes
86(NON SOLUS LABOR, AT VITAM DAT GRATIA VITI) proverbs, sayings, etc. (NON SOLUS LABOR, AT VITAM DAT GRATIA VITI)
Vine winding itself round a tree
1637×1, 1639×1, 1640×1
Also used by: Lowijs (III) Elzevier

Vine winding itself round a tree