An engraving of a Porphyrian tree or tree of virtues

PINCHARD, P.

[Porphyrian tree] Generalis Divisio Virtutis...
French, c.1679. Engraving. Sheet 545 x 400mm.

Repairs to binding folds, edges reinforced with old tape.

A Tree of Porphyry, a diagrammatic device used to display the branches of human thought, with the arts, sciences and virtues.
It was engraved by Pinchard (whose signature is on a rock in the water) for 'Collegii Salmanticensis FF. Discalceatorum B. Mariae de Monte Carmeli Primitivae observantiæ', a book about the 'Discalced Carmelite' order.


Stock ID : 20584