Explication de divers monumens singuliers, qui ont rapport à la religion des plus anciens peuples (1739) - Page 5

An elaborate engraved dedication page. The central text is enclosed within a rectangular architectural frame. Above the frame, seated upon clouds, are three allegorical figures. A central figure holds a medallion depicting a man with a drafting compass, likely representing Architecture or Geometry. To the left, a figure with a lyre represents Music or Apollo. To the right, a figure holds a laurel crown and a staff. Flanking the central frame are further figures on pedestals. On the left, a veiled female figure stands above a figure with the head of a jackal, representing the Egyptian god Anubis, who holds a sistrum. On the right, an elderly bearded priest stands at a smoking altar, and below him is the figure of Mercury, also known as Hermes, with a caduceus. At the base of the engraving are various classical and scholarly attributes, including a lyre, an amphora, a torch, a scroll, and books. The work is signed by the artists: "Ambroise Croizat designed" original: "Amb. Croizat inv.", "Aubin Wrote" original: "Aubin Scripsit.", and "Jean-Baptiste Scotin Engraved" original: "J.B. Scotin Sculp.".

TO THE GENTLEMEN

OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY

OF INSCRIPTIONS

AND BELLES LETTRES

MODELS

OF SOUND CRITICISM

ARBITERS

OF LITERARY MERIT

RESTORERS

OF THE AGES

INTERPRETERS

OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS

GUARANTORS

OF IMMORTALITY

Written by Aubin.

Designed by Ambroise Croizat. .................................................................................................... Engraved by Jean-Baptiste Scotin.