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Title Page of Prosper Marchand, Histoire de l'origine de l'imprimerie, 1740
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Title page of "Histoire de l'origine de l'imprimerie" by Prosper Marchand, 1740. On a cloud sits a personification of the art of printing with a printing press. She is flanked by Minerva and Mercury. Below them are personifications of Germany, Holland, England, Italy, and France. They carry portraits of persons who were important to the art of printing.
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Credit lineTitelpagina van Prosper Marchand, Histoire de l'origine de l'imprimerie, 1740. 1740. Jacob van der Schley. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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