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Personification of the Sun. An illustration relating to the Philosopher's Stone. The seated figure represents the Sun; his red robe the colour of fire. The bird on the book represents a phoenix which rises from the fire. The birds carrying bows and arrows surrounding the throne in a semi-circle may represent the sun's rays as being piercing. England?; 16th century. Source: Sloane 1171, f.23. Language: Latin and English.
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Caption:
Personification of the Sun. An illustration relating to the Philosopher's Stone. The seated figure represents the Sun; his red robe the colour of fire. The bird on the book represents a phoenix which rises from the fire. The birds carrying bows and arrows surrounding the throne in a semi-circle may represent the sun's rays as being piercing. England?; 16th century. Source: Sloane 1171, f.23. Language: Latin and English.
Credit:
Album / British Library
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Image size:
3886 x 5865 px | 65.2 MB
Print size:
32.9 x 49.7 cm | 13.0 x 19.6 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
16 16TH XVI XVITH SIXTEENTH CENTURY • 16 CENTURY • 16TH CENTURY • 16TH • ANIMAL MYTHOLOGICAL • ARC • ARCH • ARCHES • ARCHIVE • ARCHIVES • ARCHWAY • ARCO • ARMS • ARMS: BOW AND ARROW • ARROW • ARROWS • ASTRONOMICAL • ASTRONOMY • BEARD • BEARDED • BIRD • BIRDS • BOW (WEAPON) • BOW AND ARROW • BOW • DOCUMENT • FABULOUS ANIMAL • FACIAL HAIR • FICTIONAL CREATURE • FURNITURE: THRONE • GATEWAY • MANUSCRIPT • MITOLOGICO ANIMAL • MYTHICAL BEAST • MYTHICAL CREATURE • MYTHICAL CREATURES • MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMAL • MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMAL: ALL • MYTHOLOGICAL BEASTS • MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURE • MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES • PHOENIX (MYTHOLOGY) • PHOENIX • RED (COLOUR) • RED • ROBE • SOL • STAR • SUN • SUNBEAM • SUNSHINE • THRONE • WEAPON • WEAPONRY • WEAPONS
