Printer's Device of Sebastianus Gryphius

Book Title: Des. Erasmi Rot. : Adagiorum chiliades quatuor et sesquicenturia : ex postrema autoris recognitione : cum multiplici, & locuplete, prouerbiorum, locorum communium, sententiarum, rerum ac verborum, quae praecipua visa sunt indice : ad haec Henrici Stephan

Author: Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536

Image Title: Printer's Device of Sebastianus Gryphius

Description: The printer's device of Sebastianus Gryphius (1493-1556) appeared in a dozen versions but always featured the griffin (a mythological symbol of diligence), an allusion to his name.

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