| Image title: | Title page detail: facing the gorgon |
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| Source: | Montanus, Arnoldus: “The New World” (1671) |
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| Keywords: | people, mythological creatures, greyscale, wallpaper, backgrounds |
| Status: | out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested |
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In this engraving from the title page, a two-faced woman uses a mirror to look safely at the medusa in the border of the picture. She is Prudence, trampling on Envy, a man with snakes instead of hair, lying on the ground. The motto, Invidiæ Prudentia Victrix is Latin for, Prudence defeats envy, or, prudence is the victress of envy. |
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| Blog image: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/1v/00110000-title-page-detail-two-faced-q75-500x348.jpg |
| Blog link: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/1v/pages/00110000-title-page-detail-two-faced/ |
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