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Quaestio theologica: Quis fecit hominem ad imaginem suam? / Pierre-Etienne Maillard.
1768
An imposing two-sheet illustrated broadside announcing the defense of a doctoral dissertation at the Faculty of Theology of the Sorbonne. Upper sheet with engraved allegorical scene, lower sheet with engraved cartouche containing letterpress text. Individual plate marks approximately 53 x 68 cm at the top and 54 x 70 cm at the bottom. The artist's name is hidden beneath the lower sheet.
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Metadata
- Publisher
- Paris : Robert Hecquet, 1768.
- People
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- Author
- Maillard, Pierre-Etienne
- Related Name
- Université de Paris. Faculté de théologie
- Language
- Latin
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Item Summary
An imposing two-sheet illustrated broadside announcing the defense of a doctoral dissertation at the Faculty of Theology of the Sorbonne. Upper sheet with engraved allegorical scene, lower sheet with engraved cartouche containing letterpress text. Individual plate marks approximately 53 x 68 cm at the top and 54 x 70 cm at the bottom. The artist's name is hidden beneath the lower sheet.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Quaestio theologica: Quis fecit hominem ad imaginem suam? / Pierre-Etienne Maillard.
- Call Number
- A South 05/Drawer 08/GC179/Elephant Folio GA 2022.00047
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcxd07h741m
- Publisher
- Paris : Robert Hecquet, 1768.
- Language
- Latin
- Date Created
- 1768
- Format
- Visual material
- Extent
- 1 broadside : letterpress with engraved illustration ; 121 x 90.5 cm
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Dissertation topic: “Quaestio theologica: Quis fecit hominem ad imaginem suam?", Gen. c. 1. v. 27 “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them”.
- Illustration possibly after a painting by François Boucher.
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
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- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/03adc53e-d717-43b3-9cde-b1e741c800bf/manifest