Book on the Universe

A full-page copperplate engraving depicts the French polymath Guillaume Postel. He is a bearded man in scholarly attire, wearing a square cap and a long robe over a light-colored tunic featuring a prominent Jerusalem cross pendant. In his right hand, he holds a pair of drafting compasses. The setting is a study filled with scientific instruments: behind him on a shelf are a terrestrial globe and an armillary sphere. To his left, a large book stands on a draped table, and in the foreground sits a terrestrial globe mounted on a carved wooden tripod stand.

GUILLAUME POSTEL

The following is a modern library property stamp: Bavarian State Library Munich.