Illustration: 49M431x25FF332x44B191x44A1(+4)(ANTWERP)x48C162x25Hx2

General

Title device (trade-mark of Vorsterman, Willem), double-headed eagle, crown (symbol of sovereignty), coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal), arch, archivolt ~ architecture, landscapes
Type Printer's device
Sizes 119x87
Material Woodcut
Colour Black
Oldest appearance in Biblia Sacra 1545
Iconclass 49M431,25FF332,44B191,44A1(+4)(ANTWERP),48C162,25H
Iconclass description device (trade-mark of Vorsterman, Willem), double-headed eagle, crown (symbol of sovereignty), coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal), arch, archivolt ~ architecture, landscapes
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References

Literature references

Vandeweghe, F. and B. op de Beeck 1993 Vorsterman, Willem, device 7. Drukkersmerken uit de 15de en de 16de eeuw binnen de grenzen van het huidige Belgi; Marques typographiques employes aux XVe et XVIe sicles dans les limites gographiques de la Belgique actuelle, 2 vol., Nieuwkoop

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