Source: Adagia Is Est Proverbiorum Paroemiarum Et Parabolarum Omnium, published in 1670
This is an example of a wire watermark, depicting a shield either from, or similar to, an heraldic Achievement of Arms (possibly belonging to the printer, Johannis Philippi Andreae, who might have purchased the paper with his own heraldic device for use in his print shop).
Additional Book Information
Adagia, Id Est; Proverbiorum, Paroemiarum Et Parabolarum Omnium, Quae Apud Graecos, Latinos, Hebraeos, Arabes, &c. In usu suerunt, Collectio absolutissima, in locos communes digesta. In qua continentur suis quaequae locis accurato ordine posita: Des. Erasmi Roterodami Chiliades. Hadriani Junii, Medici Adagia. Joann. Alexander Brassicani JC. Symmicta. Joannis Ulpli JC. Epitome. Petri Godoiredi Catcassonensis JC. Proverbia. Gulielmi Canteri JC. Adagia Juridica. Victoris Giselini, Medici Specimen adagiorum. Henrici Stephani Animadversiones in Erasmum. Gilberti Cognati Nozareni Sylloge. M.Grunnii Corocottae Porcelli Testamentum Polydori Vergilii Adagia. Caroli Bovilli Proverbia. Hadriani Turnebi & M.Antonii Mureti excerpta Adagia. Gulielmi Gentii JC. Adagia Juridica. Melchioris Neipei Bredenani Adagia. Quorum Omnium Ac Singulorum Proverbiaet Adagia juxta locorum communium seriem, Erasmicis, praepositocujusq Authoris nomine, commodissima methodo subjunguntur. Adjecti sunt Indices Tres accuratissimi, primus Locorum Communium, secundus Proverboirum juxta ordinam Alphabeti, Tertius Rerum & Verborum. (Published at) Francofurti, Ex Officina Johannis Petri Zubrodt. Typis Johannis Andreae. 1670
