Featured Bookplates; Too Many For Pics, Most Risqué

Discussion in 'Ephemera and Photographs' started by wlwhittier, Aug 23, 2026 at 7:19 PM.

  1. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    This is Mario de Filippis' plate:

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    https://www.cortonaweb.net/en/museums-in-cortona/maec/

    Think Google's AI is probably correct, other than the bit about the janate headdress. He would have 2 faces himself:

    • god Culsans, holding his right arm out with a raised index finger and bearing a votive inscription along his left thigh.
    • He is depicted as a youthful, beardless male figure wearing rustic boots, a neck torques, and a distinctive two-faced (janiform) headdress.
    • Culsans is widely considered the Etruscan counterpart to the Roman god Janus, serving as a guardian and protector of gateways and doorways.
     
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  2. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    An' who may that be?
     
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  3. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    The guy on the lower left:

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  4. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Ah-Hah!
    Funny how little I see...or remember. Sigh...
     
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