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Burning altar with one of the first printed books and two coats of arms
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Title page with a burning altar with an ouroboros on the pedestal. Next to the altar lies the 'Spieghel onser behoudenisse', an undated 15th-century booklet already attributed to Coster by Junius. On the right two coats of arms, including that of the city of Haarlem. The print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBrandend altaar met één van de eerste gedrukte boeken en twee wapenschilden. 1824. Philippus Velijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.