I found the other engraving by Vriese mentioned in post 165 ( on page 229 in Lacroix`s book ) in an early 17th century book. It is the "Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae", written by Heinrich Khunrath ( 1609 ). It is most likely not the oldest book in which this engraving is shown, but there are already very clear qualitative differences to the depiction in Lacroix`s book. For example, it is much more detailed inscripted. It is quite possible that the engraving we are looking for here also contains inscriptions in older editions. That is why I continue to search.
P.S.: I have also found the emblems of Vriese's alchemists. They are illustrated in the "Hydrolithus Sophicus, seu Aquarium sapientum" of the 1625 edition ( all on one page ).This is probably not the oldest work either. There seem to be differences in quality here too (in the level of detail).
You are not allowed to view links.
Register or
Login to view.
All in all, one can expect that the engraving we are looking for in an older edition shows a higher quality than in Lacroix's book. This is probably not a question of resolution, but rather depends on the template.