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Woodcut of a bearded astrologer seated at a desk holding an armillary sphere, with a smiling sun and stars above and a globe at left.

The book of knowledge ; treating of the wisdom of the ancients / Made English by W. Lilly ... To which is added the dealer's directory.

A bearded man in a cap and long robe sits at a desk, holding a small armillary sphere, while a sun with a face and a row of stars appear above him. A terrestrial globe, a quill and inkwell, and an open book with a diagram rest nearby, all rendered in dense black-and-white woodcut hatching.

Artist
Erra-Pater
Date
1753
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3829 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1753.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Astrólogo con esfera armilar, grabado de El libro del conocimiento

Un hombre barbudo con gorro y túnica larga está sentado ante un escritorio, sosteniendo una pequeña esfera armilar, mientras un sol con rostro y una hilera de estrellas aparecen sobre él. Cerca hay un globo terrestre, una pluma y tintero, y un libro abierto con un diagrama, todo en grabado en madera blanco y negro.

Português: Astrólogo com esfera armilar, xilogravura de O Livro do Conhecimento

Um homem barbudo, de gorro e manto longo, senta-se diante de uma mesa segurando uma pequena esfera armilar, enquanto um sol com rosto e uma fileira de estrelas aparecem acima dele. Próximos estão um globo terrestre, uma pena com tinteiro e um livro aberto com um diagrama, tudo em hachuras de xilogravura em preto e branco.

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