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Leaf 53 - Templum Silvani Ad Radices Viminalis

Title:	Leaf 53 - Templum Silvani Ad Radices Viminalis
Creator:	Lauro, Giacomo
Publisher:	Andrea Fei, Roma, 1625
Date:	1625
Subject:	Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities. Temples, Roman. Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Temple of Sylvanus.
Description:	The Temple of Silvanus at the foot of the Viminal Hill. There were at least two temples dedicated to Silvanus, on the Aventine Hill and on the Viminal Hill. Silvanus means Master of the Forest and offering to him often included fruit and milk. The verso of this leaf contains text in three languages with page title in Italian: Tempio di Silvano.
Identifier:	Leaf 53 Recto and Verso
Bibliographic Citation:	Scholars wishing to cite this item should include item title with leaf number, Splendore dell'antica Roma, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, the Savannah College of Art and Design, and the item's url.
Source:	Splendore dell'antica Roma, by Giacomo Lauro, in Roma: Nell Stamperia di Andrea Fei, l'anno del Giubileo MDCXXV [1625]
Type:	Image
Format:	Print
Extent:	Page 28.5 x 21 cm. Image 23.5 x 17.75 cm.
Medium:	Engraving on paper
References:	Demons and Spirits of the Land: Ancestral Lore and Practices By Claude Lecouteux found on Google Books
Rights:	Though this item is believed to be in the Public Domain, copyright may have been retained by the authors or creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.