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Engraving of a woman in a robe beside a wooden printing press, labelled 282 Printing, within an oval frame.

Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices, passions, etc. as design'd by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and modern Italians ... / illustrated with ... humane figures, with their explanations; newly design'd, and engraven ... by I. Fuller ... and other masters. By the care and at the charge of P. Tempest.

An engraved oval plate shows a robed woman with a flowing sash, holding a staff topped with a bird-like finial, beside a wooden printing press. The plate is numbered 282 and labelled Printing, with a hatched landscape behind.

Artist
Cesare Ripa
Date
1709
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3241 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Licensed CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection) by Wellcome Collection; credit required.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier C · as stated by the source: CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Español: Imprenta: figura alegórica junto a una prensa de imprimir

Una lámina grabada en óvalo muestra a una mujer con ropaje y una banda ondulante, sosteniendo un bastón con remate de ave junto a una prensa de madera. La placa está numerada 282 y rotulada Printing, con un paisaje rayado al fondo.

Português: Impressão: figura alegórica ao lado de uma prensa tipográfica

Uma gravura oval mostra uma mulher com vestes e uma faixa esvoaçante, segurando um bastão com remate de ave ao lado de uma prensa de madeira. A chapa está numerada 282 e identificada como Printing, com paisagem hachurada ao fundo.

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