Author: Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536
Image Title: Printer's Device of Pietro Perna
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Description: Printer's device of Pietro Perna (c. 1520-1582), a publisher based in Basel. Enclosed in an ornamental frame is a woman with a staff in one hand and a lamp held low in the other. The motto is a quotation from Psalm 119:105 (in Psalm 118 of the Vulgate): "Lucerna pedibus meis verbum tuum" ("Your word is a lamp to my feet").
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