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A complete Body of Arts & Sciences, Title page for: Sn, The Universal Magazin of Knowledge and Pleasure Vol III, 1748, Triumph of Peace, print, title page, Peace with a palm branch stands on a trophy and triumphs. She is surrounded by Concord, Navigation, Arts, Plenty, Trade, and Husbandry. On top of the clouds sit Eternity with the snake Ouroboros and Hope with the anchor. At the top, two angels are flying with a cloth bearing the title., publisher: John Hinton, London, printmaker, paper, etching, woodcut, letterpress printing, verso woodcut and text in letterpress, height 193 mm x width 109 mm, Title page front: Sn The Universal Magazin of Knowledge and Pleasure Vol III. London: Hinton, John, 1748. Print originating from a scrapbook containing title prints, ornaments, etc. on blue paper, disassembled in 1983. According to a note on the verso, the print was located on p. 210 from this album., symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax', 'Pace' (Ripa), Eternity, 'Aeternitas', 'Eternità', 'Eternità o Perpetuità' (Ripa), Hope, 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa), A tall vertical engraving shows a classical scene with figures arranged on clouds and on the ground, framed by a thin border. At the top two winged figures hold a large banner between them, beneath which a seated robed woman sits on a rounded platform surrounded by other standing and seated robed figures holding various attributes such as a staff, a wreath, a bowl, and a cluster of branches. Two reclining figures appear on clouds behind the central group, and rays of light emanate from behind them. In the upper left a winged figure blows a long trumpet while clouds and horizontal hatch shading fill the sky. Architectural or carved objects, rolled scrolls, a shield, and a book lie at the base near the central seated figure. A decorative caption area appears below the image with a single printed word centered above a block of handwritten-looking script. The overa

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complete Body Arts & Sciences Title page Sn Universal Magazin Knowledge Pleasure Vol III 1748 Triumph Peace print title page palm branch stands trophy triumphs surrounded Concord Navigation Arts Plenty Trade Husbandry top clouds sit Eternity snake Ouroboros Hope anchor two angels flying cloth bearing title publisher John Hinton London printmaker paper etching woodcut letterpress printing verso woodcut text letterpress height 193 mm x width 109 mm Title page front Hinton John Print originating scrapbook containing title prints ornaments etc blue paper disassembled 1983 According note verso was located p 210 album symbols allegories peace Pax Pace Ripa Aeternitas Eternità Eternità o Perpetuità Speranza delle fatiche tall vertical engraving classical scene figures arranged ground framed thin border top two winged figures hold large banner them beneath seated robed woman sits rounded platform surrounded standing seated robed figures holding various attributes staff wreath bowl cluster branches Two reclining figures central group rays light emanate upper left winged figure blows long trumpet horizontal hatch shading fill sky Architectural carved objects rolled scrolls shield book lie base near central seated figure decorative caption area image single printed word centered block handwritten-looking script overa