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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >We have a patron who remembers a wood block print in one of his textbooks >showing a man crawling up a hill and lifting up a corner of a starry sky to >reveal a set of gears. He thinks it is from the 15th century (maybe 14th). >Any help on the identity of the artist and the work is appreciated. > >Cary Wilkins >Librarian/Archivist >Center for the Study of Southern Painting >Morris Museum of Art >Augusta, GA 30901 >706-828-3801 >[log in to unmask] > >I have a copy of this image described as " wood carving, circa 1530: Man penetrates the vault of the heavens to discover new spheres beyond" - Deutsches Museum, Munich. It usually shows up in books about the history of astronomy. Lynda Barnett