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Dragon or ouroboros devouring itself by the tail, and text of epigram in alchemical emblem book.

Illus. and text in: Atalanta fugiens / Michael Maier. Oppenheimii : Es typographia H. Galleri, sumptibus J.T. de Bry, 1618, p. 65.

Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 173.

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alchemy germany oppenheim dragons emblem pictures engravings hic draco caudum suam devorans 1618 images of dragons johann theodor de bry draco caudum suam devorans rare books engraving book illustrations strange and beautiful emblems uroboros library of congress
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1850 - 1950
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Bry, Johann Theodor de, 1561-1623?, engraver
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