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Engraved title page: a robed man and a winged angel with a globe beside a diagram of orbits among stars, with Latin text in a cartouche below.

Athanasius Kircher being guided by an archangel to the celestial spheres. Engraving by J.F. Fleischberger, 1660.

An engraved title page shows a robed scholar in a skullcap standing at lower left, guided by a winged angel holding a globe and a rod. Above them, a diagram of concentric orbits and stars fills the sky, with a Hebrew inscription in a cloud at top and a cartouche of Latin text below.

Artist
Johann Friedrich Fleischberger
Date
1660]
Medium
Title pages Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2926 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1660.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Kircher guiado por un ángel hacia las esferas celestes, portada, 1660

Una portada grabada muestra a un erudito con gorro y larga túnica en la parte inferior izquierda, guiado por un ángel alado que sostiene un globo y una varilla. Arriba, un diagrama de órbitas concéntricas y estrellas ocupa el cielo, con una inscripción hebrea en una nube y un cartucho de texto latino abajo.

Português: Kircher guiado por um anjo às esferas celestes, frontispício, 1660

Uma página de rosto gravada mostra um erudito de gorro e longa batina no canto inferior esquerdo, guiado por um anjo alado que segura um globo e uma vara. Acima, um diagrama de órbitas concêntricas e estrelas preenche o céu, com uma inscrição hebraica em uma nuvem e um cartucho de texto latino embaixo.

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