Re: Hermathena and Cicero

Conrad,

> Ah, I would not leap to
> the same conclusion of
> papal infallibility. I
> think he was mistaken,
> and the artist had
> followed the standard
> practice of his day in
> engraving onto plates of
> polished copper.

Many thanks for the detailed explanation.

FWIW, here's what Julius III actually wrote in 1555:

	"cum suis affigurationibus pulcherrimis in aes incisis, opus
	sane non iocunditate solum, & utilitate, sed dignitate etiam
	maxima commendatissimum, unde studiosi omnes bonarum, &
	honestarum artium uberrimos, & suauissimos fructus percipere
	ualeant"

which Elizabeth See Watson (_Achille Bocchi and the Emblem Book as 
Symbolic Form_) Englished as:

	"with its very beautiful bronze engravings, a work that is to
	be praised not only for its jocundity and utility but also
	for its great value, a work from which all students of the
	fine and honorable arts may gather fruits quite rich and
	delightful)."

That's where I got the "bronze engravings" from.

Thanks again,
Deborah
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Deborah Taylor-Pearce
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