You mean Lapis Lazuli (ultramarine) blue?
Is is very common to depict Mary with a crown: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_of_the_Virgin
For me it is more Belgian old paper than other objects. The metal furniture on the triptych is quite similar to the clasps on some of my books...
I think it is a crown. That must be Mary.
That is possible because Jesuits were missionaries. Can it also be Spanish maybe?
A kazuifel is Chasuble in English. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasuble
I am not sure this object is "art", but I thought it is interesting and somehow a bit naive. As there is many knowledge here on this forum I'd...
I love to find random things. Years ago I decided to cheat and bought a metal detector. I had quite some spectacular finds! Some examples:...
A great find! I love them!
As a book collector I regularly find stuff that reader leave behind between the pages. As someone who is interested in the archaeology of the book...
Welcome to this forum! About your German book, printed in Frankfurt by the Merian family. I always try to look up the book in Google books to...
I have tried something different. This time an old map. The question this time was: What can you tell me about this old map? [ATTACH] Answer...
This reminds me about a series on Dutch TV during my youth about the mysterious powers of a Keris. Very scary!...
I did another test. This time not on a book page but on an object I bought (that I will post separately on this forum). My question was: What can...
Since today I have access to ChatGPT Vision, so ChatGPT can analyse pictures from now on (for the Plus version only for now). Let's see if it is...
Very cool finds! I found a pistol once as well with my metal detector! That was probably a WW II relic.
Yes that is the first mark I check on an old print. That is 100% correct here. The only doubt I have it could be a much later one, like this...
Thank you! I really like to share my little researches. We all can learn a lot!
Do you mean by “plate mark” the visible structure of the copper wires of the mould? Yes, I can see that, altough it is a bit more vague than most...
Your reply triggered me to make a scan of the engraving and compare it next to the pic I took with the iPhone. The difference is quite noticeable....
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