Roman Crucifixion Methods
Description: The ancient punishment by crucifixion which was abolished by Constantine the Great in deference to the cross of Jesus. Numbered as 714 on right hand corner.
Provenance: Joodse Oudheden, ofte Voor-Bereidselen tot de Bybelsche Wysheid, en gebruik der heilige en kerkelijke historien: uit de Alder-Oudste Gedenkkenissen der Hebreen, Chaldeen, Babyloniers, Egiptenaars, Syriers, Grieken en Romeinen (Jewish Antiquities, or Preparations for Biblical Wisdom, and Use of Sacred and Ecclesiastical Histories: From the Alder-Old Memories of the Hebrews, Chaldeans, Babylonians, Egyptians, Syrians, Greeks, and Romans)
Published by Wilhelmus Goeree, Amsterdam, 1690. Most plates engraved by J.Luyken (1642-1712)
Size:33,3x37,5 cms
Condition: There is some smudging or imperfections mostly to the margins and from handling. One fold in the middle.