Hugo-de-Groot-De-jure-belli-ac-pacis-libri-tres MG 0239
Summary
Title page. On a dais in a circular classical temple with four column in composite style on a coast a radiant lady and two men, a warrior with a sword and a man with a laurel wreath on his head holding scissors and a snake which bites its own tail. (A pair of glasses has been added with pencil to his head.). A devil, a dead swine, young women (Athena?) with an hour glass and a yoke throwing a snake in a fire. A man holding a book on fire. In the background Neptune at sea riding his horses holding a trident.
Tags
Date
1689
Source
Peace Palace Library
Copyright info
public domain