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https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Ridpath-HistoryOfTheWorld-VolIII/pages/373-chapterhead-angel/

This (i think) is Truth or Virtue breaking free of her chains, with the law, royalty, and the nobility to help her (or hinder her, maybe!).

She lacks the scales and blindfold of Justice, and has the manacles and broken chains of Virtue or Truth. And she has bare feet, but I’m not sure that is significant. I do love the way the artist (Hugo Vogel) has put her big toe out of the frame, though.

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https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Sachsen-Odyssey/pages/001-chapterhead/

Another engraving from Homer’s Odyssey. Seems like a good time for them :-)

This time i included the border, which is also used for the full-page illustrations.

Can you tell me more about what’s going on here? This is at the start of the poem. See Web page for my uninformed guesses :-)

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