Hoc nexu immota manebunt
An engraved headpiece to the fifth, eleventh, and seventeenth books of Moyne's epic, "Saint Louys," depicting a pair of scepters (one topped with a fleur-de-lis and one with a hand) interwoven with a crown of thorns beneath a banner with the Latin motto, "hoc nexu immota manebunt" (this/these will remain/endure by imovable binds).
Chauveau, François, 1613-1676
Courbé, Augustin
Paris (France)
Le Moyne, Pierre, 1602-1671
French
Latin
Decoration and ornament
Crown of thorns
Scepters
Symbols and symbolism
Seventeenth century
16 cm (approx.)
Still image
engravings (prints)
headpieces (layout features)
Duodecimo
Saint Louys, ou, La sainte couronne reconquise : poeme heroique
1658 LEMO
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