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A female figure with bowls of fruit and a monkey; Eve picks the apple from the tree of knowledge; representing the sense of taste. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Reference: 26958i
Part of: The five senses (Martin de Vos)
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Three-tiered symbolic diagram of the art of alchemy: top level, symbols of the states of matter; middle level, cabalistic diagrams; lower level, the two techniques of alchemy: distillation and calcination. Engraving by R. Custos, 1616.
Date: 1616Reference: 35413i
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Rivers running in the wilderness, with serpents and fire between them; representing the stage of 'multiplication' in the alchemical process. Coloured etching after etching, ca. 17th century.
Reference: 38199i
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The goddess Bellona flanked by two stags; beneath are two gryphons. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1500-1599Reference: 25866i
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A woman with a castle on her head traces a compass across a globe while two men crouch over it; representing geometry. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.
Floris, Frans, 1519 or 1520-1570.Date: 1565Reference: 25661i
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The god Mercury (Hermes) with a cock. Engraving by E. Delaune, c. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25873i
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The animal-human boundary : historical perspectives / edited by Angela N.H. Creager and William Chester Jordan.
Date: [2002], ©2002
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Consumable metaphors : attitudes towards animals and vegetarianism in nineteenth-century France / Ceri Crossley.
Crossley, Ceri.Date: [2005], ©2005
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A woman in a garden with some flowers; in the background God blows spirit into Adam's body; representing the sense of smell. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603Reference: 26956i
Part of: The five senses (Martin de Vos)
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A woman holds up a jug; representing the study of nature. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25858i
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A woman looking into a hand-mirror; in the background God shows Adam and Eve the tree of knowledge. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603Reference: 26957i
Part of: The five senses (Martin de Vos)
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An old man discourses with a woman with a bird on her head; representing dialectic. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.
Floris, Frans, 1519 or 1520-1570.Date: 1565Reference: 25651i
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A dog looks on as a man and a woman smell a flower; representing the sense of smell. Engraving.
Reference: 27159i
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A woman plays music to a stag; God condemns Adam and Eve to exile; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603Reference: 26959i
Part of: The five senses (Martin de Vos)
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A man and a woman play stringed instruments; a stag looks on; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving after C. de Passe I, the elder.
Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637.Reference: 27161i
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A woman eating from a plate and a monkey eating fruit; representing the monkey's higher sense of taste. Engraving by G. Pencz.
Pencz, Georg, 1500?-1550.Reference: 27162i
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The god Mars (Ares) surrounded by grotesque creatures. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560-1569Reference: 25878i
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A tortoise climbs up a female figure as she reaches out to a bird; in the background Adam and Eve are chased from Eden by the archangel Michael with his sword; representing the sense of touch. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603Reference: 26960i
Part of: The five senses (Martin de Vos)
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Dragons and griffins around a lone flowering tree in a landscape on the outskirts of a town; representing a stage in the alchemical process. Coloured etching after etching, ca. 17th century.
Reference: 38032i
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A woman pointing to a celestial sphere; representing astrology. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560-1569Reference: 25855i
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The human animal in Western art and science / Martin Kemp.
Kemp, Martin.Date: 2007
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A view to a death in the morning : hunting and nature through history / Matt Cartmill.
Cartmill, Matt.Date: 1993
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A goddess (Bellona?) surrounded by stags, rabbits or hares, demons and owls. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25876i

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A female figure with bowls of fruit and a monkey; Eve picks the apple from the tree of knowledge; representing the sense of taste. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.

Three-tiered symbolic diagram of the art of alchemy: top level, symbols of the states of matter; middle level, cabalistic diagrams; lower level, the two techniques of alchemy: distillation and calcination. Engraving by R. Custos, 1616.

Rivers running in the wilderness, with serpents and fire between them; representing the stage of 'multiplication' in the alchemical process. Coloured etching after etching, ca. 17th century.

The goddess Bellona flanked by two stags; beneath are two gryphons. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

A woman with a castle on her head traces a compass across a globe while two men crouch over it; representing geometry. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.

The god Mercury (Hermes) with a cock. Engraving by E. Delaune, c. 1560.

The animal-human boundary : historical perspectives / edited by Angela N.H. Creager and William Chester Jordan.

Consumable metaphors : attitudes towards animals and vegetarianism in nineteenth-century France / Ceri Crossley.

A woman in a garden with some flowers; in the background God blows spirit into Adam's body; representing the sense of smell. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.

A woman holds up a jug; representing the study of nature. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

A woman looking into a hand-mirror; in the background God shows Adam and Eve the tree of knowledge. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.

An old man discourses with a woman with a bird on her head; representing dialectic. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.

A dog looks on as a man and a woman smell a flower; representing the sense of smell. Engraving.

A woman plays music to a stag; God condemns Adam and Eve to exile; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.

A man and a woman play stringed instruments; a stag looks on; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving after C. de Passe I, the elder.

A woman eating from a plate and a monkey eating fruit; representing the monkey's higher sense of taste. Engraving by G. Pencz.

The god Mars (Ares) surrounded by grotesque creatures. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

A tortoise climbs up a female figure as she reaches out to a bird; in the background Adam and Eve are chased from Eden by the archangel Michael with his sword; representing the sense of touch. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.

Dragons and griffins around a lone flowering tree in a landscape on the outskirts of a town; representing a stage in the alchemical process. Coloured etching after etching, ca. 17th century.

A woman pointing to a celestial sphere; representing astrology. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

The human animal in Western art and science / Martin Kemp.

A view to a death in the morning : hunting and nature through history / Matt Cartmill.

A goddess (Bellona?) surrounded by stags, rabbits or hares, demons and owls. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.