Art, Symbol & Imagination
Johann Soter’s Printer’s Device, Cologne, 1533
A geometric star occupies the centre of an arched frame above a winged head. Small letters and a compact ornamental border complete the device. The imprint names Johann Soter at Cologne and gives the date 1533 in Roman numerals.
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Illustrator not identified. "Johann Soter’s Printer’s Device, Cologne, 1533" [editorial title]. In The Lost Language of Symbolism, Volume I, Harold Bayley. London: Williams and Norgate, 1912; Volume I; Central Archaeological Library, New Delhi copy., 1912, Williams and Norgate. Source scan leaf 272. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0448-0272
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Illustrator not identified. Johann Soter’s Printer’s Device, Cologne, 1533. The Lost Language of Symbolism, Volume I. Scan leaf 272. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0448-0272