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Frontisepiece of Saint Louys, ou, La sainte couronne reconquise : poeme heroique

Chauveau, François, 1613-1676
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An engraved frontispiece of Saint Louys, ou, La sainte couronne reconquise : poeme heroique. The engraving depicts King Louis IX, dressed in the garb of a Roman soldier, kneeling before Christ and holding out a crown of thorns as Christ holds out a crown of stars. Above them, an angel carries a banner reading "Iam stella est, quae spina fuit" (Now [there] are stars, where [there] were thorns).

Date Issued or Published
1658
Subject - Topic/Names
Soldiers
Angels
Kings and rulers
Crowns
Stars
Crown of thorns
Jesus Christ
Louis IX, King of France, 1214-1270
Subject - Time Period
Seventeenth century
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Title
Frontisepiece of Saint Louys, ou, La sainte couronne reconquise : poeme heroique
Date Issued or Published
1658
Description
An engraved frontispiece of Saint Louys, ou, La sainte couronne reconquise : poeme heroique. The engraving depicts King Louis IX, dressed in the garb of a Roman soldier, kneeling before Christ and holding out a crown of thorns as Christ holds out a crown of stars. Above them, an angel carries a banner reading "Iam stella est, quae spina fuit" (Now [there] are stars, where [there] were thorns).
Creator
Chauveau, François, 1613-1676
Publisher
Courbé, Augustin
Place of Publication
Paris (France)
Contributor
Le Moyne, Pierre, 1602-1671
Primary Language
French
Latin
Subject - Topic/Names
Soldiers
Angels
Kings and rulers
Crowns
Stars
Crown of thorns
Jesus Christ
Louis IX, King of France, 1214-1270
Subject - Time Period
Seventeenth century
Extent/Dimensions
16 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
engravings (prints)
Format
Duodecimo
Source
Saint Louys, ou, La sainte couronne reconquise : poeme heroique
Local Call Number
1658 LEMO
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1658
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