Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Egg and the Fiery Sword: Emblem VIII
An armed figure stands beside a great egg resting on a low platform. Long architectural walls frame the open courtyard around him. Emblem VIII joins the egg and heated sword as images of the force and transformation described in the alchemical motto.
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Matthaeus Merian. "The Egg and the Fiery Sword: Emblem VIII" [editorial title]. In Atalanta Fugiens, Michael Maier. Inspected engraved title: Oppenheim, Hieronymus Galler for Johann Theodor de Bry, M DC XVIII (1618). Latin and German historical printing with musical fugues and engraved emblems, final errata. Printing date checked on an enlarged crop of the existing title derivative. No modern English translation or new commentary., 1618, Hieronymus Galler for Johann Theodor de Bry. Source scan leaf 49. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/maier-egg-sword
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Matthaeus Merian. The Egg and the Fiery Sword: Emblem VIII. Atalanta Fugiens. Scan leaf 49. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/maier-egg-sword