University of Cyprus
Printer’s mark of Macé (Mathieu) Bonhomme
Pierre Vase (Eskrich)
The image is taken from the Picta poesis of the French humanist Barthélemy Aneau, printed by Macé Bonhomme in Lyon in 1552. Bonhomme incorporated a Greek motto (transl. 'From labour comes glory') into his mark, which shows the victorious Perseus holding the head of Medusa. This supports the image of Bonhomme as a cultured printer.
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