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Three-headed portent of Marcomirus

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A woodcut depicting a being with three heads: a frog representing France, an eagle representing Rome, and a lion representing Germany. This creature preceeded the arrival of Marcomirus, a Sicambrian king who took control of a region of Gaul after moving from the Danube region into the low countries (Gelders and Holland).

Date Issued or Published
1550
Subject - Topic/Names
Monsters
Omens
Subject - Geographic
Germany
France
Netherlands
Roman provinces
Gaul
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
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Title
Three-headed portent of Marcomirus
Date Issued or Published
1550
Description
A woodcut depicting a being with three heads: a frog representing France, an eagle representing Rome, and a lion representing Germany. This creature preceeded the arrival of Marcomirus, a Sicambrian king who took control of a region of Gaul after moving from the Danube region into the low countries (Gelders and Holland).
Publisher
Petri, Heinrich, 1508-1579
Place of Publication
Basel (Switzerland)
Subject - Topic/Names
Monsters
Omens
Subject - Geographic
Germany
France
Netherlands
Roman provinces
Gaul
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
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Local Call Number
1550 MUNS
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
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