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Time Period Seventeenth century
  • An engraving depicting the gardens and palace of Villa Montalto (also known as Villa Montalto Peretti, Villa Montalto Peretti Massimo, and Villa Negroni) in Rome. The entire complex was leveled to make room for the Roma Termini.
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    Giardino del Emi.mo Card. Montalto

    Raphael, 1483-1520
    An engraving depicting the gardens and palace of Villa Montalto (also known as Villa Montalto Peretti, Villa Montalto Peretti Massimo, and Villa Negroni) in Rome. The entire complex was leveled to make room for the Roma Termini.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1600/1699
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting the gardens and palace of Villa Montalto (also known as Villa Montalto Peretti, Villa Montalto Peretti Massimo, and Villa Negroni) in Rome. The entire complex was leveled to make room for the Roma Termini.
  • An engraving of the Belvedere Gardens in Vatican City, as well as the Vatican Palace and Belvedere Court.
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    Giardino di Belvedere col Palazzo del Papa in Vaticano

    Raphael, 1483-1520
    An engraving of the Belvedere Gardens in Vatican City, as well as the Vatican Palace and Belvedere Court.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1600/1699
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving of the Belvedere Gardens in Vatican City, as well as the Vatican Palace and Belvedere Court.
  • A globe depicting the various latitudinal and longitudinal divisions of the Earth with rotational components.
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    Globe

    A globe depicting the various latitudinal and longitudinal divisions of the Earth with rotational components.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1653
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A globe depicting the various latitudinal and longitudinal divisions of the Earth with rotational components.
  • Summary: An appeal to religious leaders to take interest in the effort to repeal the Test Acts, a set of penal laws blocking non-Anglicans from taking public office.
    Text

    Good advice to the Church of England, Roman Catholick, and Protestant dissenter : in which it is endeavoured to be made appear that it is their duty, principles & interest to abolish the penal laws and tests.

    Penn, William, 1644-1718
    Summary: An appeal to religious leaders to take interest in the effort to repeal the Test Acts, a set of penal laws blocking non-Anglicans from taking public office.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1687
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    Summary: An appeal to religious leaders to take interest in the effort to repeal the Test Acts, a set of penal laws blocking non-Anglicans from taking public office.
  • An engraving depicting a number of Waldensians and Albigenses, called "Publicans," being burned. The image shows a bound man being pushed into a bonfire, where several others have already been thrown, as a bishop and priest watch.
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    Grand nombre de Chrétiens brulez sous le nom de Publicains en France et en Angleterre, A. 1182

    Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
    An engraving depicting a number of Waldensians and Albigenses, called "Publicans," being burned. The image shows a bound man being pushed into a bonfire, where several others have already been thrown, as a bishop and priest watch.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1685
    1698
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting a number of Waldensians and Albigenses, called "Publicans," being burned. The image shows a bound man being pushed into a bonfire, where several others have already been thrown, as a bishop and priest watch.
  • An engraving depicting the mass persecution of Anabaptists in Austria. The image shows men being led away in chains as their families weap and pray for them.
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    Grande Persecution dans l'Autriche, A. 1540

    Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
    An engraving depicting the mass persecution of Anabaptists in Austria. The image shows men being led away in chains as their families weap and pray for them.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1685
    1698
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting the mass persecution of Anabaptists in Austria. The image shows men being led away in chains as their families weap and pray for them.
  • Summary: A selection of tracts on various topics by John Gregory, published posthumously.
    Text

    Gregorii posthuma : or, Certain learned tracts

    Gregory, John, 1607-1646
    Summary: A selection of tracts on various topics by John Gregory, published posthumously.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1650
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    Summary: A selection of tracts on various topics by John Gregory, published posthumously.
  • An engraving depicting the execution of Willem Janss. The image shows Janss stepping up onto a bundle of wood beside a post as a monk and crowd watch.
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    Guillaume Iansz, de Durgerdam, brulé à Amsterdam, A. 1569

    Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
    An engraving depicting the execution of Willem Janss. The image shows Janss stepping up onto a bundle of wood beside a post as a monk and crowd watch.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1685
    1698
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting the execution of Willem Janss. The image shows Janss stepping up onto a bundle of wood beside a post as a monk and crowd watch.
  • An engraving depicting the execution of William White, a preacher and accused heretic. The image shows william standing before the stake he is to be burned at, while a bishop oversees the proceedings.
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    Guillaume White, Prêtre en Angleterre brulé comme héretique à Nordwich, A. 1428

    Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
    An engraving depicting the execution of William White, a preacher and accused heretic. The image shows william standing before the stake he is to be burned at, while a bishop oversees the proceedings.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1685
    1698
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting the execution of William White, a preacher and accused heretic. The image shows william standing before the stake he is to be burned at, while a bishop oversees the proceedings.
  • Illuminated painting depicting the Harrowing of Hell. In the center of the image, Jesus appears in a pool of light holding a staff topped with a cross. The background of the image is dark, and there are 6 figures surroudnig him, one of which appears to be John the Baptist.
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    Harrowing of Hell

    Illuminated painting depicting the Harrowing of Hell. In the center of the image, Jesus appears in a pool of light holding a staff topped with a cross. The background of the image is dark, and there are 6 figures surroudnig him, one of which appears to be John the Baptist.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Created
    1700/1799
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    Illuminated painting depicting the Harrowing of Hell. In the center of the image, Jesus appears in a pool of light holding a staff topped with a cross. The background of the image is dark, and there are 6 figures surroudnig him, one of which appears to be John the Baptist.
  • An engraving depicting the execution of Heyndrick Eemkens. The image shows Eemkens bound by his neck to a post (right) and his executioner holding out a burning bundle of straw laced with gunpowder towards him.
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    Henri Eemkens, brulé à Utrecht, A. 1562

    Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
    An engraving depicting the execution of Heyndrick Eemkens. The image shows Eemkens bound by his neck to a post (right) and his executioner holding out a burning bundle of straw laced with gunpowder towards him.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1685
    1698
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting the execution of Heyndrick Eemkens. The image shows Eemkens bound by his neck to a post (right) and his executioner holding out a burning bundle of straw laced with gunpowder towards him.
  • An engraving depicting the execution of Hendrick Pruyt. The image shows Pruyt siting in his boat which has been set aflame.
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    Henri Pruyt, garotté dans son bateau, et brulé avec lui hors de Worcom, A. 1574

    Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
    An engraving depicting the execution of Hendrick Pruyt. The image shows Pruyt siting in his boat which has been set aflame.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1685
    1698
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting the execution of Hendrick Pruyt. The image shows Pruyt siting in his boat which has been set aflame.
  • An engraving depicting the executin of Hendrick Sumer and Jacob Mandel. The image shows Mandel's body laid out before Sumer in an attempt to convince him to recant.
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    Henri Sumer et Iacob Mandel noyez à Baden, A. 1582

    Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
    An engraving depicting the executin of Hendrick Sumer and Jacob Mandel. The image shows Mandel's body laid out before Sumer in an attempt to convince him to recant.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1685
    1698
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting the executin of Hendrick Sumer and Jacob Mandel. The image shows Mandel's body laid out before Sumer in an attempt to convince him to recant.
  • Summary: An announcement by James II on the topic of freedom of religion in England.
    Text

    His Majesties gracious declaration to all his loving subjects for liberty of conscience

    James II, King of England, 1633-1701
    Summary: An announcement by James II on the topic of freedom of religion in England.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1688
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    Summary: An announcement by James II on the topic of freedom of religion in England.
  • An engraved frontispiece of Histoire des conclaves depuis Clement V. jusqu'à present, augmentée, depuis la première édition, de plusieurs mémoires concernans le pape & les cardinaux d'aujourdhui, & les principales familles de Rome : où l'on apprend quantité de particularitez de cette cour. Avec un discours qui explique, suivant le taille douce, toutes les cérémonies qui s'observent depuis la mort du pape, jusqu'après l'élection de son successeur. The engraving depicts four Swiss Guards standing in front of a decorated archway which features a crest with the crossed keys of the papacy depicting a dove as the Holy Spirit, above which is a banner reading "SEDE VACANTE." Through the archway, St. Peter's Square is visible as is the Vatican Obelisk.
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    Histoire des Conclaves Frontispiece

    An engraved frontispiece of Histoire des conclaves depuis Clement V. jusqu'à present, augmentée, depuis la première édition, de plusieurs mémoires concernans le pape & les cardinaux d'aujourdhui, & les principales familles de Rome : où l'on apprend quantité de particularitez de cette cour. Avec un discours qui explique, suivant le taille douce, toutes les cérémonies qui s'observent depuis la mort du pape, jusqu'après l'élection de son successeur.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1694
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved frontispiece of Histoire des conclaves depuis Clement V. jusqu'à present, augmentée, depuis la première édition, de plusieurs mémoires concernans le pape & les cardinaux d'aujourdhui, & les principales familles de Rome : où l'on apprend quantité de particularitez de cette cour. Avec un discours qui explique, suivant le taille douce, toutes les cérémonies qui s'observent depuis la mort du pape, jusqu'après l'élection de son successeur.
  • Summary: Translation, with additions, of Platina's Vitae pontificum.
    Text

    Historia delle vite de sommi pontefici : dal Salvator Nostro sino a Gregorio XV

    Platina, 1421-1481
    Summary: Translation, with additions, of Platina's Vitae pontificum.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1622
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    Summary: Translation, with additions, of Platina's Vitae pontificum.
  • An engraved border for the title page of Paolo di Angelis' Basilicae s. Mariae Maioris di Urbe a Liberio Papa I usque ad Paulum V Pont. Max. descriptio et delinatio printed in 1621. The border consists of a single print with several scenes pertaining to the veneration of and maricles of the Virgin Mary. The top of the border depicts angels and cherubs flanking a depiction of the Virgin Mary with Christ. In the center of the engraving, below the title, is a scene of St. Gregory I the Great leading a crowd in worship as a depiction of Mary is brought forward. The scenes composing the remainder of the border (from top left down and around to top right) include: St. Luke painting the Virgin and Child who sit above the winged ox (the symbol of the Gospel of Luke); Mary appearing in a dream to the Pope; Pope Leo IV extinguishing the flames of a dragon as an image of Mary is carried by a procession behind him; Mary appearing before a ship in a storm at sea; Mary appearing to Emperor Henry II in the Liberian Basilica (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore); an elaborate recreation of the Cradle of Christ the Savior attributed to Queen Margaret of Spain; Pope Liberius laying the groundwork for the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore; Filippo Maria Visconti (Duke of Milan) praying to the Virgin for safety; a man, woman, and child praying before an altar with an image of Mary, while a massive candle burns beside them; the arrest of Pope Martin I; and St. Jerome writing about Mary.
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    Historiated title page border of Basilicae s. Mariae Maioris di Urbe a Liberio Papa I usque ad Paulum V Pont. Max. descriptio et delinatio

    An engraved border for the title page of Paolo di Angelis' Basilicae s. Mariae Maioris di Urbe a Liberio Papa I usque ad Paulum V Pont. Max. descriptio et delinatio printed in 1621. The border consists of a single print with several scenes pertaining to the veneration of and maricles of the Virgin Mary. The top of the border depicts angels and cherubs flanking a depiction of the Virgin Mary with Christ. In the center of the engraving, below the title, is a scene of St. Gregory I the Great leading a crowd in worship as a depiction of Mary is brought forward.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1621
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved border for the title page of Paolo di Angelis' Basilicae s. Mariae Maioris di Urbe a Liberio Papa I usque ad Paulum V Pont. Max. descriptio et delinatio printed in 1621. The border consists of a single print with several scenes pertaining to the veneration of and maricles of the Virgin Mary. The top of the border depicts angels and cherubs flanking a depiction of the Virgin Mary with Christ. In the center of the engraving, below the title, is a scene of St. Gregory I the Great leading a crowd in worship as a depiction of Mary is brought forward.
  • An engraved border to Descrizione di Roma moderna formata nvovamente. The engraving depicts a pair of figures, one holding a cross and chalice and the other holding an anchor flanking a crest with three bees (the Barberini family) crowned by a galero (bottom), a pair of cherubs with shields (one with the papal keys and the other with S.P.Q.R. on it) flanking a platform with the title inscribed (middle), and a figure in armor holding a spear and a papal crown and flanked by a basilica and various Catholic vestments and acoutremont on the left and a wolf nursing two babies and Roman armor and standards on the right (top).
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    Historiated title page border of Descrizione di Roma moderna formata nvovamente

    An engraved border to Descrizione di Roma moderna formata nvovamente. The engraving depicts a pair of figures, one holding a cross and chalice and the other holding an anchor flanking a crest with three bees (the Barberini family) crowned by a galero (bottom), a pair of cherubs with shields (one with the papal keys and the other with S.P.Q.R.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1697
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved border to Descrizione di Roma moderna formata nvovamente. The engraving depicts a pair of figures, one holding a cross and chalice and the other holding an anchor flanking a crest with three bees (the Barberini family) crowned by a galero (bottom), a pair of cherubs with shields (one with the papal keys and the other with S.P.Q.R.
  • An historiated page containing a decorative head piece, a miniature painting of an eagle holding a book, and the symbols of John depicted in zoomorphic script.
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    Historiated title page for the Gospel of John

    An historiated page containing a decorative head piece, a miniature painting of an eagle holding a book, and the symbols of John depicted in zoomorphic script.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Created
    1700/1799
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An historiated page containing a decorative head piece, a miniature painting of an eagle holding a book, and the symbols of John depicted in zoomorphic script.
  • An historiated containing a decorative head piece, a miniature painting of a winged ox or bull carrying a book, and the symbols of Luke depicted in zoomorphic script.
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    Historiated title page for the Gospel of Luke

    An historiated containing a decorative head piece, a miniature painting of a winged ox or bull carrying a book, and the symbols of Luke depicted in zoomorphic script.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Created
    1700/1799
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An historiated containing a decorative head piece, a miniature painting of a winged ox or bull carrying a book, and the symbols of Luke depicted in zoomorphic script.
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