Printer's Device of Heinrich Petri

Book Title: Ta tou Makariou Ioannou tou Damaskenou Erga = Beati Ioannis Damasceni Opera. Item Ioannis Cassiani Eremitae non prorsus dissimilis argumenti Libri aliquot : quorum omnium tàm huius quàm illius elenchum uersa pagina, singulorum autem argumenta in praefatione reperies.

Author: John, of Damascus, Saint, author

Image Title: Printer's Device of Heinrich Petri

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Description: Printer’s device of Heinrich Petri (1508-1579), one of a long line of Petri printers based in Basel. The image plays on the family name, as it centers on a clump of stone worked by two forces in the clouds above: a face that blasts it with fiery breath and an arm that smashes it with a hammer. These symbols come from a description of God's Word (Jeremiah 23:29).

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