The Zodiac
SCHEUCHZER, Johann Jakob.
[Allegorical plate representing Time.]
Ulm, c.1735. Coloured. 305 x 215mm.
Faint mount burn.
A central scene illustrating the ravages of Time is within an ornate border featuring symbols representing the Zodiac and an astronomical clock above. A plate from "Physica sacra" by Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, engraved J.G. Pintz.
Scheuchzer was a founder of paleobotany and European paleontology, as well as a professor of mathematics and physics. He believed the Old Testament was a factual account of the history of the world and set out to reconcile the Bible with modern sciences and thus prove the existence of God through Science.
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The Zodiac
SCHEUCHZER, Johann Jakob.
[Allegorical plate representing Time.]
Ulm, c.1735. Coloured. 305 x 215mm.
Faint mount burn.
A central scene illustrating the ravages of Time is within an ornate border featuring symbols representing the Zodiac and an astronomical clock above. A plate from "Physica sacra" by Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, engraved J.G. Pintz.
Scheuchzer was a founder of paleobotany and European paleontology, as well as a professor of mathematics and physics. He believed the Old Testament was a factual account of the history of the world and set out to reconcile the Bible with modern sciences and thus prove the existence of God through Science.
Stock ID : 19636
SOLD
To see similar items click here