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Summary
None (Great Comet of 1577)
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| Artist |
Jiri Daschitzsky (
Čeština:
Jiřrí Jakubuv Dačický
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| Title |
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Great Comet of 1577
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| Description |
Deutsch:
Von einem schrecklichen und wunderbarlichen Cometen so sich den Dienstag nach Martini dieses lauffenden M. D. LXXViJ. Jahrs am Himmel erzeiget hat. (Geschrieben von Peter Codicillus von Tulechova)
English:
About a terrible and marvelous comet as appeared the Tuesday after St. Martin's Day (1577-11-12) on heaven.
(Written by Peter Codicillus of Tulechova)
A depiction of the Great Comet of 1577 over Prague . In addition to the comet, five zodiac symbols appear in the sky: (L-R) Aries, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, and Sagittarius. Below the comet's tail are the crescent moon and Saturn, depicted as a star with the astronomical symbol ♄. At the bottom center, a man draws the comet by the light of a lantern. |
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| Date | 1577 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | woodcut print | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 26.3 × 35.5 centimetres (10.4 × 14.0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
000003593
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| Place of creation | Prague | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Zentralbibliothek Zürich | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Permission
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Public domain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This document was created as part of the
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Zentralbibliothek Zürich - Von einem schrecklichen und wunderbarlichen Cometen so sich den Dienstag nach Martini dieses lauffenden M D LXXViJ Jahrs am Himmel erzeiget hat - 000003593.tif
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Licensing
- Original woodcut
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer . This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office ) before January 1, 1929. |
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- Retouching
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