Ludus Literarius Christianus, Anthreno-Tripsis seu Crabronum Tritura
Resource addedWilliam Marshall (engraver), engraved title page for Edward Benlowes, Ludus Literarius Christianus, Anthreno-Tripsis seu Crabronum Tritura. The work, if it ever existed, is not extant. This plate is only found interleaved in copies of Theophila (1652). Harvard University, Houghton Library, f Typ 605.52.202, facing sig. R3r.
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Plate looking like a title page. An elaborate floral wreath encircles the title Ludus Literarius Christianus, Anthreno-Tripsis seu Crabronum Tritura and the name of the author, “Edw. Benlosij. Armig.” Swarms of buzzing bees turn the flowers’ pollen into honey, while a clutch of putti squeeze grapes from a wine press — a machine that looks very much like, indeed was the model for, the printing press.
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