The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Quirinus ( - )
Ancient Roman state god similar in function to Mars. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-5491?rskey=fllLNt&result=1 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirinus References in Documents:Bargrave's catalogue: Rara, Antiqua, et Numismata Bargraviana (Canterbury Cathedral Lit MS E 16a) (1). Imprimis , an infant Romulus , in brass, in a sitting posture, digd out
of
Quirinus his
temple , on the Quirinal
hill , when those ruins were removed to make way for the
very fine, pretty, rich church or
chapel of S , built in memory of the
great victory the Emperor had
over the King of Bohemia near
Prague , where are hanged
up in triumph the banners, ensigns, and colours that were there
taken, whereof I remember was, mitres, crosses, the Pope's triple
crown, &c., all turned upside down, with this motto--Extirpentur .[*] This agrees with Raymond ’s description, p.
105 .
The little figure very ancient.
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Gentle Traveller (Curatorial catalogue) (a) Seated child Harpocrates . H: 3 cms. An infant Romulus . . . digd out of
Quirinus his temple , on the Quirinal hill , when those ruins were removed to make way for the very
fine, pretty, rich church of S . . . Left hand and foot
missing. B1 .
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