Netherlandish Printers' Devices Northern & Southern Netherlands · 15th–17th century
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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

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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

CONCORDIA INVICTA (LA)

Iconclass notations

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)