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title: SEA MONSTER devours SAILORS

subject date: 2013-09-23

caption: MONSTERS The sea serpent of the Norwegian Sea, grab the unwary sailors from the decks of ships. Woodcut from "Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus" (1555), the Bishop of Uppsala, Olaus Magnus (1490-1557). The work in 22 volumes had the intent to disclose customs, stories and legends of the Swedish populations. The extensive and detailed description of the environment and culture of the Nordic could not leave out the sea monsters that, according to the beliefs of the time, roamed the seas of the north. Sixteenth century.

category: HIS

copyright: © Fototeca Gilardi

copyright status: Copyrighted Work

country: Svezia

credit: Fototeca Gilardi

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Creation date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

object name: 6849

priority: 0

multiplying price: 1.00

pricing: default

continent: Europa

image century : XVI

image epoch: Umanesimo

licence: RM

subject century: XVI

subject epoch: Umanesimo

technique: Xilografia colorata

id: 33911

file name: FSNgilardi_6849.jpg

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