The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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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 Sta Maria della Vittoria, 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.
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 Sta Maria della Vittoria . . . Left hand and foot missing. B1.