Artist: Alain Manesson Mallet (1630-1706), French cartographer and engineer. Published 'Description de L'Univers' (1683). Mallet himself drew most of the figures that were engraved in this book.
Title: The temple of Amida in which are a thousand idols images. Temple d'Amida ou il y a mille idoles.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Der Tempel Amida darinen Tausend Gözen Bilder sind. Fig: XXX. Temple D'Amida ou Il Ya Mille Idoles.
Dimensions: Image 6" x 4". Sheet 7 7/8" x 5 7/8".
Publisher: Johann David Zunner.
Edition: Beschreibung des gantzen Welt-Kreisses In sich begreiffend Verschiedene Vorstellungen der Welt, allgemeine und besondere Land-Charten der alten und neuen Erd-Beschreibung, a German translation of Mallet's "Description de L'Univers."
Date: 1685.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: on the left margin there are both stains and holes from the binding threads. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Allain Manesson-Mallet, Johann D. Zunner, Johann Jakob Vogel, Beschreibung des gantzen Welt-Kreisses In sich begreiffend Verschiedene Vorstellungen der Welt, allgemeine und besondere Land-Charten der alten und neuen Erd-Beschreibung a German translation of Mallet's "Description de L'Univers." Frankfurt, 1685. Das Alt und Neu Asia. Vol. 2. p.30.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVII C. German School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia.
-In 1683 Mallet produced his encyclopedic description of the world, Description de l’Univers (2nd edition 1686). The success of this work inspired a German edition which appeared in 1684 as Beschreibung des gantzen Welt-Kreises, (2nd edition 1719) (Digital Library for International Research).
- The Byodo-In Temple is home to Amida, a golden Buddha unique to the entire world. In Japanese, Byodo-In means Temple of Equality.