File:Legate John, Alma Mater Cantabrigia Emblem 1600 (Golden Chaine print).jpg

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An Image of Alma Mater for a title-plate by John Legate, printer of the University of Cambrige. The central pedestal is inscribed with: Alma Mater Cambrigia and the motto Hince lucem et pocula sancra girdles the device. A description of the engraving from Stokes, H. P. (1928):

"From behind the pedestal rises a nude female figure, three-quarter length with flowing hair, crowned with a mural crown rising out of a wreath. In her left hand she holds a cup or chalice, receiving drops from a cloud; in her right hand she holds a sun radiated. On each side of the pedestal stands an olive tree; while in the background there is a river, with a sail boat on one side and a rowing boat on the other. Beyond under the sun is a castle, or a church; and under the chalice a town with spires and towers."

Stokes, H.P. (1928). The Emblem, the Arms and the Motto of the University of Cambridge: Notes on Their Use by University Printers Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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current01:07, 5 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 01:07, 5 January 20171,156 × 1,604 (299 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)An Image of Alma Mater for a title-plate by John Legate, printer of the University of Cambrige. The central pedestal is inscribed with: <i>Alma Mater Cambrigia</i> and the motto <i>Hince lucem et pocula sancra</i> girdles the device. A description of the engraving from Stokes, H. P. (1928): <p>"From behind the pedestal rises a nude female figure, three-quarter length with flowing hair, crowned with a mural crown rising out of a wreath. In her left hand she holds a cup or chalice, receiving drops from a cloud; in her right hand she holds a sun radiated. On each side of the pedestal stands an olive tree; while in the background there is a river, with a sail boat on one side and a rowing boat on the other. Beyond under the sun is a castle, or a church; and under the chalice a town with spires and towers." </p> Stokes, H.P. (1928). <i>The Emblem, the Arms and the Motto of the University of Cambridge: Notes on Their Use by University Printers</i> Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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