Book Title: Theodori Bezae Vezelii Poemata iuuenilia

Author: Beze, Théodore de, 1519-1605

Image Title: Printer's Device of Christopher Plantin

Description: Printer's device for Christopher Plantin (1520-1589). The Latin motto on the device reads LABORE ET CONSTANTIA ("labor and tenacity"). About the device, Plantin explained that "the outer point of the pair of compasses … represents work and the center point constancy" (Davies, Devices, 246, p. 678-9).

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