Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Bookbinder
Scripture Reference:
Description: In a large airy workshop and bookstore, a bookbinder is in the process of sewing the signatures of printed pages. A second binder pounds the folded signatures flat with a heavy wooden mallet. On the floor are a circular knife and a glue pot. Bound books are displayed on the bookshelves. The Dutch artist and poet Jan Luiken (1649-1712) was responsible for drawing this emblem and for creating the motto and poem that follow. Jan Luiken and/or his son Casper Luiken (1672-1708) were responsible for its etching. The attendant scripture text is 2 Timothy 3:16-17.
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