Joris Abrahamsz van der Marsce — Printers' Devices

Truth: a naked woman, on a cubical seat, holding the sun represented as a face, a palm-branch and an open book, the right foot resting on a globe; a wreath decorated with fruit and with inscribed banderole as frame

1612×1

Also used by: Willem Christiaens van der Boxe, Abraham Commelinus, Casparus Commelinus, Isaac Commelinus, Jacobus Commelinus, Joannes Commelinus, Uldrick Cornelissz Honthorst, Pierre Le Grand, heirs of Jan Paets Jacobszoon, Abraham van den Rade, Anonymous

dpd_0020

Truth: a naked woman, on a cubical seat, holding the sun represented as a face, a palm-branch and an open book, the right foot resting on a globe; a wreath decorated with fruit and with inscribed banderole as frame

22C31 radiance emanating from persons or things

24A6 sun represented as face, wheel, etc.

25A13 globe

25G3(PALM-TREE)(+22) trees: palm-tree (+ branch, stick)

31AA2352 sitting on an elevation - AA - female human figure

31D15(+89) adult woman (+ nude human being)

48A98(+2) ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)

48A9832 fruits and vegetables ~ ornament

48A9851 ribbon, scroll, banderole ~ ornament

49D452 hexahedron, cube

49L73 banderole

49L8 inscription

49MM32 book - MM - book open

52A6(+111) Truth; 'Verità' (Ripa) (+ nude)

86(ΑΛΗΘΕΙΑ ΠΑΝΔΑΜΑΤΩΡ) proverbs, sayings, etc. (ΑΛΗΘΕΙΑ ΠΑΝΔΑΜΑΤΩΡ)

Two crossed quills and a crown; two joined hands

1636×1, 1638×3, 1653×1

Also used by: Lowijs (III) Elzevier, Johannes van Gelder, Franciscus Hackius, Franciscus Hegerus, Maarten van Leeuwen, Gerardus van der Marse, Johannes Meyer

dpd_0037

Two crossed quills and a crown; two joined hands

33A12 shaking hands, 'dextrarum junctio'

44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty)

44B198 pectoral (symbol of sovereignty)

48A9821 ornament ~ human parts

48A9857(PECTORAL) (PECTORAL) ornaments derived from objects (PECTORAL)

48A9871 ornament ~ arabesque

48A9878 interlace ~ ornament

49L511 quill

49L8 inscription

86(AETERNITAS) proverbs, sayings, etc. (AETERNITAS)

Wind blowing against a sailing-ship; decorated frame

1621×1

Also used by: Adriaen Gerritsz

dpd_0051

Wind blowing against a sailing-ship; decorated frame

22C32 light shining out of the heavens

25H23 sea (seascape)

26A clouds

26C winds

46C24(+63) sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ under way, at sea (~ travelling))

46C285 manoeuvering a ship

48A98(+2) ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)

48A9876 ornament ~ cartouche

1612×1

Also used by: Jan Amelisz, Lowijs (I) Elzevier, Henrick Lodewijcxsoon van Haestens, Uldrick Cornelissz Honthorst, Jan Jansz

dpd_0098

Dove surrounded by a snake

25F39(DOVE)(+1) other birds: dove (+ animals used symbolically)

25F42(+1) snakes (+ animals used symbolically)

25F42(+5253) snakes (+ animal rotating, twisting)

25G3(+22) trees (+ branch, stick)

34B231 doves, pigeons

73C72112 apostles must be wise as serpents and harmless as doves ~ the ideal apostle (Matthew 10:16)

Building ('temple') with a cupola; frame decorated with festoons

1615×2, 1616×4, 1617×2, 1621×1, 1624×2

1621 is outside the established range of Jan Jansz van Rhijn

Also used by: Jan Evertsz (I) Cloppenburgh, Adriaen Gerritsz, Christoffel Guyot, Jan Huybertsz, Johannes Janssonius, Broer Jansz, Jan Jansz, Hendrick Laurensz, Justus Livius, Jan Jansz Orlers, Dirck Pietersz Pers, Daniel Roels, Jan Jansz van Rhijn, Jan Barentsz Smient

dpd_0250

Building ('temple') with a cupola; frame decorated with festoons

12A43 the Temple (in general) ~ Jewish religion

41A311 front façade

48A98(+2) ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)

48A9832 fruits and vegetables ~ ornament

48A9875 ornament ~ festoon, garland

48A9876 ornament ~ cartouche

48C1411 exterior ~ representation of a building

48C168(CUPOLA) other architectural details (CUPOLA)

49L8 inscription

73F412(2 Cor. 6:16) epistles of Paul to the Corinthians (with BOOK CHAPTER:VERSE)

86(VOS ENIM ESTIS TEMPLUM DEI.) proverbs, sayings, etc. (VOS ENIM ESTIS TEMPLUM DEI.)

1646×1, 1651×1

Also used by: Meyndert (I) Uytwerf

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Two crossed quills and a crown; two joined hands

33A12 shaking hands, 'dextrarum junctio'

41D2665 brooch, agraffe, clasp

44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty)

48A9857(CLASP) (CLASP) ornaments derived from objects (CLASP)

49L511 quill

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

1613×4

Also used by: Govert Basson, Matthijs Bastiaensz, Isaac Elzevier, Uldrick Cornelissz Honthorst, Theodore Johannes, Hendrick Laurensz, Jordaan Luchtmans, Jacob Marcus, widow of Wollebrand van der Pot

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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

1618×1, 1619×3

Also used by: Joannes Maire, Jacob Marcus

dpd_0478

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)

Open book, bible; Jahweh-tetragram; frame decorated with hybrids of mixed human and animal shape, festoons and mascaron

1628×1, 1630×1

Also used by: Frans Heeneman, David Jansz van Ilpendam, Felix Lopez de Haro, Jan Jansz Orlers, Daniel Roels, Jacob Roels

dpd_0499

Open book, bible; Jahweh-tetragram; frame decorated with hybrids of mixed human and animal shape, festoons and mascaron

11C13 tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father

11Q511 the Bible as a book

22C31 radiance emanating from persons or things

31A4511 monsters with animal head

31AA4511 monsters with animal head - AA - female human figure

48A98(+2) ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)

48A9823 ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed

48A9832 fruits and vegetables ~ ornament

48A9843 lion's head ~ ornament

48A9875 ornament ~ festoon, garland

48A9876 ornament ~ cartouche

49L8 inscription

49MM32 book - MM - book open

49N21 lectern ~ reading

86(VERBUM DOMINI MANET IN AETERNUM) proverbs, sayings, etc. (VERBUM DOMINI MANET IN AETERNUM)

86(BIBLIA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (BIBLIA)

Two crossed quills and a crown; two joined hands; frame decorated with cherub, festoons and hybrid of mixed human and animal shape

1637×1

Also used by: Baltes Boekholt

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Two crossed quills and a crown; two joined hands; frame decorated with cherub, festoons and hybrid of mixed human and animal shape

11G1911(+0) cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings (+ variant)

31A4511 monsters with animal head

31AA4511 monsters with animal head - AA - female human figure

33A12 shaking hands, 'dextrarum junctio'

44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty)

48A98(+2) ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)

48A9823 ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed

48A9832 fruits and vegetables ~ ornament

48A9871 ornament ~ arabesque

48A9875 ornament ~ festoon, garland

48A9876 ornament ~ cartouche

48A98781 abstract interlace, knotwork ~ ornament

49L511 quill

49L8 inscription

86(AETERNITAS) proverbs, sayings, etc. (AETERNITAS)

1643×1

Also used by: Johannes Janssonius, Jacob Marcus, Theodorus Paludanus

dpd_0762

A hand holding an armillary sphere

31A2245(+933) hand (+ holding something)

49E122 armillary sphere, skeleton celestial globe

Minerva (helmet, owl, lance with banner of Leiden (keys) attached to it) embracing Hercules (club, lion's skin), symbolizing Unity; simple frame

1656×1

Also used by: Henrick Lodewijcxsoon van Haestens, Hendrick Laurensz, Joannes Maire, Florentzius Rammazeyn, Jacob Roels, Hieronymus de Vogel, Jan Cornelissz van Woerden

dpd_0787

Minerva (helmet, owl, lance with banner of Leiden (keys) attached to it) embracing Hercules (club, lion's skin), symbolizing Unity; simple frame

25F23(LION)(+351) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ skin, fleece, hide, fur, leather)

25F34(+1) owls (+ animals used symbolically)

25H11 mountains

25L(LEIDEN)0 cities represented allegorically or symbolically (LEIDEN) - personification of a city, town-patron(LEIDEN)

31A2545 gripping someone by the shoulder

31A2549 gripping someone by other parts of the body

33A14(+0) embracing each other, kissing (+ variant)

33A52 hand on shoulder (friends)

41A3281 key

44A1(+4)(LEIDEN)

45C12(CLUB) weapons for striking a blow: club

45C14(LANCE) helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance

45C221 helmet

48C24 piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

48C244 pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)

49L8 inscription

54E31(+3) Agreement, Unity; 'Concordia', 'Concordia insuperabile', 'Concordia militare', 'Concordia di Pace', 'Unione civile' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

61E(LEIDEN) names of cities and villages (LEIDEN)

92C271 Minerva as patroness

92C28(HELMET) attributes of Minerva (HELMET)

92C28(LANCE) attributes of Minerva (LANCE)

92C28(OWL) attributes of Minerva: owl

94L (story of) Hercules (Heracles)

94L8(CLUB) attributes of Hercules: club

94L8(LION'S SKIN) attributes of Hercules: lion's skin

86(CONCORDIA INVICTA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (CONCORDIA INVICTA)

Minerva (helmet, owl, lance), attached to the lance the banner of the city of Leiden, embracing Hercules (club, lion's skin)

1616×1

Also used by: Andries Clouck, Henrick Lodewijcxsoon van Haestens, Hendrick Laurensz, Joannes Maire, Jan Jansz Orlers

dpd_0800

Minerva (helmet, owl, lance), attached to the lance the banner of the city of Leiden, embracing Hercules (club, lion's skin)

25F23(LION)(+351) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ skin, fleece, hide, fur, leather)

25F34(+1) owls (+ animals used symbolically)

25H11 mountains

25L(LEIDEN)0 cities represented allegorically or symbolically (LEIDEN) - personification of a city, town-patron(LEIDEN)

31A2545 gripping someone by the shoulder

31A2549 gripping someone by other parts of the body

33A14(+0) embracing each other, kissing (+ variant)

33A52 hand on shoulder (friends)

41A3281 key

44A1(+4)(LEIDEN)

44A31(+4)(LEIDEN)

45C12(CLUB) weapons for striking a blow: club

45C14(LANCE) helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance

45C221 helmet

48C24 piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

49L8 inscription

61E(LEIDEN) names of cities and villages (LEIDEN)

92C271 Minerva as patroness

92C28(HELMET) attributes of Minerva (HELMET)

92C28(LANCE) attributes of Minerva (LANCE)

92C28(OWL) attributes of Minerva: owl

94L (story of) Hercules (Heracles)

94L8(CLUB) attributes of Hercules: club

94L8(LION'S SKIN) attributes of Hercules: lion's skin

86(CONCORDIA INVICTA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (CONCORDIA INVICTA)

Pegasus jumping from a rock; starry sky; 'Hausmarke'? and initials "B.V.[D.]B."

1619×1

Also used by: Bartholomeus van der Bildt

dpd_1227

Pegasus jumping from a rock; starry sky; 'Hausmarke'? and initials "B.V.[D.]B."

24F2 stars in the firmament

25FF24(WINGED HORSE)(+75262) fabulous animals ~ hoofed animals: winged horse (+ flying animal(s))

25H112 rocks

48A98311 foliage ~ ornament

49L16 letter combinations such as letterword, anagram, letter square, monogram, etc.

49L271 'huismerk', 'Hausmarke'

49L8 inscription

93D1 Pegasus, the winged horse

86(HOC MONSTRANTE VIAM PETIT AUREA SIDERA VATES) proverbs, sayings, etc. (HOC MONSTRANTE VIAM PETIT AUREA SIDERA VATES)

Minerva (helmet, owl, lance with the banner of the city of Leiden attached to it) embracing Hercules (club, lion's skin); a decorative frame of grotesques, on top of which a crowned woman holding a ? and a crowned angel with a palm-branch; between them they hold an open bible with the inscription: Sacra Scriptura

1616×1

Also used by: Henrick Lodewijcxsoon van Haestens, Jan Jansz Orlers

dpd_2083

Minerva (helmet, owl, lance with the banner of the city of Leiden attached to it) embracing Hercules (club, lion's skin); a decorative frame of grotesques, on top of which a crowned woman holding a ? and a crowned angel with a palm-branch; between them they hold an open bible with the inscription: Sacra Scriptura

11G1911 cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings

25F23(LION)(+351) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ skin, fleece, hide, fur, leather)

25F34(+1) owls (+ animals used symbolically)

25G3(PALM-TREE)(+22) trees: palm-tree (+ branch, stick)

25H11 mountains

25L(LEIDEN)0 cities represented allegorically or symbolically (LEIDEN) - personification of a city, town-patron(LEIDEN)

31A2545 gripping someone by the shoulder

31AA2726(+0) trampling, treading, stamping on someone or something - AA - female human figure (+ variant)

31AA45(+3) monsters of mixed human and animal shape; 'Mostri' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ legs, wings, etc.)

33A14 embracing each other, kissing

33A14(+0) embracing each other, kissing (+ variant)

33A52 hand on shoulder (friends)

41A3281 key

41A6711 flowers in a vase

41A773 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase

44A31(+4)(LEIDEN)

44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty)

45C12(CLUB) weapons for striking a blow: club

45C14(LANCE) helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance

45C221 helmet

46C215(OAR) parts of ship's exterior (OAR)

48A98(+2) ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)

48A982 anthropomorphic ornament

48A98211 mask, mascaron ~ ornament

48A9823 ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed

48A98313 branches, 'Astwerk' ~ ornament

48A9832 fruits and vegetables ~ ornament

48A9833 flowers ~ ornament

48A9854 vase ~ ornament

48A9875 ornament ~ festoon, garland

48C24 piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

49D451 tetrahedron

49L16 letter combinations such as letterword, anagram, letter square, monogram, etc.

49L8 inscription

49MM32 book - MM - book open

5(+1131) Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ clothed with wings)

54E31(+3) Agreement, Unity; 'Concordia', 'Concordia insuperabile', 'Concordia militare', 'Concordia di Pace', 'Unione civile' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

61E(LEIDEN) names of cities and villages (LEIDEN)

92C271 Minerva as patroness

92C28(HELMET) attributes of Minerva (HELMET)

92C28(LANCE) attributes of Minerva (LANCE)

92C28(OWL) attributes of Minerva: owl

94L (story of) Hercules (Heracles)

94L8(CLUB) attributes of Hercules: club

94L8(LION'S SKIN) attributes of Hercules: lion's skin

86(CONCORDIA INVICTA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (CONCORDIA INVICTA)

86(SACRA SCRIPTURA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (SACRA SCRIPTURA)

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Devices used (15)