recoletabibliotecaria: Wicked Title PageThis title page of a 1559 book by Andre Tiraqueau, Regii in
recoletabibliotecaria: Wicked Title PageThis title page of a 1559 book by Andre Tiraqueau, Regii in Curia.. is either very mischievous or actually menacing. Every creature in this work is up to no good. I spent a while trying to discover why the contents of the book should merit such a warning, only to find that the publisher (Guliel of Lyon, France) used this illustration by Claude Bezoard on other books with completely different subjects during the same time period. Perhaps the Guliel’s designer had a wicked sense of humor. Or maybe he was just in a bad mood. August 16, 2015Source:recoletabibliotecaria -- source link
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