Augustin Calmet. Mandragores artificielles, nues, et vestues. Engraving. 1722.
Augustin Calmet. Mandragores artificielles, nues, et vestues. Engraving. 1722.
Augustin Calmet. Mandragores artificielles, nues, et vestues. Engraving. 1722.
Augustin Calmet. Mandragores artificielles, nues, et vestues. Engraving. 1722.
Augustin Calmet. Mandragores artificielles, nues, et vestues. Engraving. 1722.
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Title: Mandragores artificielles, nues, et vestues (Artificial Mandrakes, Naked, and Clothed).
Dimensions: Approx. Image 11 1/2" x 7 5/8". Sheet 15 1/8" x 9 1/2".
Edition: Calmet, Augustin, 1672-1757.  Dictionnaire historique, critique, chronologique, géographique et littéral de la Bible, enrichi d'un grand nombre de figures en taille-douce, qui représentent les antiquitez judaïques. Par le Reverend Pere Dom Augustin Calmet,... Paris, V. I-IV, 1722-1728. [Many Illustrations were drawn by J. B. Martin, engraved by Ph. Simonneau, J. Lebas, J. B. Scotin, P. Starckman, and De Beren (University of Leeds)].
Date: 1722.
Materials and Techniques: copper-plate engravings on laid paper.
Watermark
: yes.
Mat and Frame
: no.
Condition:  The right edge is unevenly cut. Foxings, tears, stains, waviness. The reverse is blank. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part ofCalmet, Augustin, 1672-1757.  Dictionnaire historique,... Tome II. Paris, 1722.
Museums and LibrariesBibliothèque municipale de Lyon. 20367.
Note: Book of Genesis 30:14–16.
The shape of the roots of the mandrake often resembles human figures associated with magic rituals.