“Specvluvm creatvrarum” (Mirror of Creatures)

Queridos/as amigos/as: I hereby send you this engraving entitled… SPECVLUVM CREATVRARUM─'Mirror of Creatures'─ This engraving was made by the Jesuit Ioanne David (1546─1613) and he developed it in the eighth chapter of his book entitled Dvodecim specvla Devm aliqvando videre desideranti concinnata. In the foreground of the image, a man …